EXHIBIT 99.2
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                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 18 U.S.C. 1350
                 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)


In  connection with the Constellation Brands, Inc. quarterly report on Form 10-Q
for  the  fiscal  quarter  ended November 30, 2002, I, Thomas S. Summer, certify
that,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge:

1.     The  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November
30,  2002  of Constellation Brands, Inc. fully complies with the requirements of
section  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or
78o(d));  and

2.     The  information  contained  in the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal  quarter  ended  November  30,  2002 of Constellation Brands, Inc. fairly
presents,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial condition and results of
operations  of  Constellation  Brands,  Inc.



Dated:  January 10, 2003                    /s/ Thomas S. Summer
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                                            Thomas S. Summer,
                                            Executive Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer