EXHIBIT 32.1
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                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION
                           OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

                           CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
              FORM 10-K FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2004


In connection with the Constellation Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the  Fiscal Year Ended February 29, 2004, I, Richard Sands, certify that, to the
best of my knowledge:

1.     The Annual  Report on  Form 10-K  for the  Fiscal Year Ended February 29,
2004 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 periodic report on Form 10-K for the
Fiscal  Year  Ended  February  29,  2004  of  Constellation Brands, Inc.  fairly
presents,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial condition and results of
operations of Constellation Brands, Inc.


Dated:  May 14, 2004                        /s/ Richard Sands
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                                            Richard Sands,
                                            Chairman of the Board and
                                            Chief Executive Officer


A  signed  original  of  this  written  statement  required by 18 U.S.C. 1350 as
adopted  by  Section  906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to
Constellation  Brands, Inc., and will be retained by Constellation Brands, Inc.,
and  furnished  to  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission or its staff upon
request.