wide breadth and broad scale  Constellation Spirits creates production cost savings and distribution efficiencies. Montezuma, the industry’s third largest selling tequila, is an important contributor to the portfolio. Montezuma profits grew over 40 percent in fiscal 2004. Barton Gin and Barton Vodka represent over 1.5 million cases in sales. Fleischmann’s Vodka, the largest selling spirit in Wisconsin, generated growth of 3 percent higher than the  previous year. Specialty product sales growth was also driven by Mr. Boston flavored brandies/schnapps, Chi-Chi’s prepared drinks and the di Amore line of liqueurs which includes amaretto, sambuca and raspberry flavors. Paul Masson Grande Amber Brandy is the industry’s number two domestically produced product in its category. The future for Constellation Spirits is strong with growth trends continuing and opportunities for successful new product innovation an ongoing part of the growth strategy. Placing marketing investments behind growth brands has served Constellation Spirits well. Further margin enhancements are generated through skillful operation of the business. By proficiently managing  the wide breadth and broad scale  of our beverage alcohol products, Constellation Spirits creates produc- tion economies that facilitate manufac- turing cost savings and distribution efficiencies. Significantly, Constellation Spirits produced nearly 20 million 9-liter cases of spirits last year – of which four million were produced/bottled for third parties. Here, we leveraged our scale to appreciably reduce average costs. 20