EXHIBIT 32.2
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                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION
                           OF CHIEF FINANCIAL 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, Thomas S. Summer, 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/ 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.