EXHIBIT 23.1
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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Constellation Brands, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by  reference in the registration statements  on
Form  S-3  (No.  333-63480)  and  Form  S-8 (Nos. 33-26694, 33-56557, 333-88391,
333-57912,  and  333-68180)  of  Constellation  Brands, Inc. of our report dated
April  9,  2003, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Constellation
Brands,  Inc.  and  subsidiaries  as  of  February  28,  2003,  and  the related
consolidated  statements  of  income,  changes  in stockholders' equity and cash
flows  for  the  year then ended, which report appears in the February 28, 2003,
annual  report  on  Form  10-K  of  Constellation  Brands,  Inc.

Our  report  refers  to our audit of the disclosures added and reclassifications
and  adjustments  that  were  applied  to restate the February 28, 2002 and 2001
consolidated  financial  statements, as more fully described in Notes 1 and 2 to
the  consolidated  financial  statements. However, we were not engaged to audit,
review  or  apply  any procedures to the February 28, 2002 and 2001 consolidated
financial   statements  other   than   with   respect   to   such   disclosures,
reclassifications and adjustments.

                                /s/ KPMG LLP

Rochester, New York
May 12, 2003