EXHIBIT 23.2
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                INFORMATION REGARDING CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN

Section 11 (a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
provides  that  if  part  of  a  registration  statement  at the time it becomes
effective  contains  an untrue statement of a material fact, or omits a material
fact  required  to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not  misleading,  any  person acquiring a security pursuant to such registration
statement  (unless it is proved that at the time of such acquisition such person
knew  of  such untruth or omission) may assert a claim against, among others, an
accountant  who  has  consented  to be named as having certified any part of the
registration  statement  or  as having prepared any report for use in connection
with  the  registration  statement.  In  August  of  2002,  Arthur  Andersen LLP
("Andersen") ceased operations and accordingly, Andersen is unable to consent to
the  incorporation  by  reference of the Company's previously filed Registration
Statements on Form S-8 file numbers 33-26694, 33-56557, 333-88391, 333-57912 and
333-68180  and  Form  S-3  file  numbers 333-63480 and 333-110718 and Andersen's
audit report with respect to Constellation Brands, Inc.'s consolidated financial
statements as of February 28, 2002 and February 28, 2001 and for the three years
ended  February  28,  2002.  Under  these  circumstances,  Rule  437a  under the
Securities  Act permits Constellation Brands, Inc. to file this Annual Report on
Form  10-K, which is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statements,
without  a  written  consent  from  Andersen.  As  a  result,  with  respect  to
transactions  in   Constellation  Brands,  Inc.   securities  pursuant   to  the
Registration  Statements that occur subsequent to the date this Annual Report on
Form  10-K  is  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Andersen will
not  have any liability under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act for any untrue
statements  of  a material fact contained in the financial statements audited by
Andersen  or  any  omissions  of  a material fact required to be stated therein.
Accordingly,  you  would  be  unable  to  assert  a claim against Andersen under
Section  11(a)  of the Securities Act, based upon the incorporation by reference
from  this  Form  10-K into the registration statement, because Andersen has not
consented  to  this  information.