Constellation Brands (STZ) 10-K 2008 FY Annual report

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
Constellation Brands, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-136379) and Form S-8 (Nos. 33-26694, 33-56557, 333-88391, 333-57912, 333-68180, 333-132061, 333-146849, and 333-149206) of Constellation Brands, Inc. (the Company) of our reports dated April 29, 2008, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Constellation Brands, Inc. and subsidiaries as of February 29, 2008 and February 28, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended February 29, 2008, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of February 29, 2008, which reports appear in the February 29, 2008 annual report on Form 10-K of Constellation Brands, Inc.

Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to the Company’s adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48,Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,at March 1, 2007 and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R),Share-Based Payment, at March 1, 2006.

/s/ KPMG LLP  

Rochester, New York
April 29, 2008