EXHIBIT 32.2
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                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION
                           OF CHIEF FINANCIAL 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, Thomas S. Summer, 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/ Thomas S. Summer
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                                           Thomas S. Summer,
                                           Executive Vice President and
                                           Chief Financial 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.