EXHIBIT 32.1
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                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION
                           OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

                           CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
              FORM 10-Q FOR FISCAL QUARTER ENDED MAY 31, 2004


In  connection with the Constellation Brands, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for  the  Fiscal  Quarter Ended May 31, 2004, I, Richard Sands, certify that, to
the  best  of  my  knowledge:

1.   The Quarterly Report  on  Form 10-Q  for  the  Fiscal Quarter Ended May 31,
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-Q  for  the
Fiscal Quarter Ended May 31, 2004 of Constellation Brands, Inc. fairly presents,
in  all  material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
Constellation Brands, Inc.


Dated:  July 12, 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.