SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM T-1

                            Statement of Eligibility
                      Under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
                  of a Corporation Designated to Act as Trustee

                Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility
                of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) ______



                          HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK
                                (Name of Trustee)


                   Illinois                              36-1194448
           (State of Incorporation)         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


                 111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                Judith Bartolini, Harris Trust and Savings Bank,
                311 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60606
                    312-461-2527 phone 312-461-3525 facsimile
           (Name, address and telephone number for agent for service)



                            CANANDAIGUA BRANDS, INC.
                                    (Obligor)


                   DELAWARE                              16-0716709
           (State of Incorporation)         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



                           300 WillowBrook Office Park
                            Fairport, New York 14450
                    (Address of principal executive offices)




                                 Debt Securities
                         (Title of indenture securities)










 1.      GENERAL INFORMATION.  Furnish the following information as to the
         Trustee:

         (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject.

                  Commissioner of Banks and Trust Companies, State of Illinois,
                  Springfield, Illinois; Chicago Clearing House Association, 164
                  West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois; Federal Deposit
                  Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.; The Board of
                  Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.

         (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

                  Harris Trust and Savings Bank is authorized to exercise
corporate trust powers.

 2.      AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. If the Obligor is an affiliate of the
         Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

                  The Obligor is not an affiliate of the Trustee.

 3. through 15.

                  NO RESPONSE NECESSARY

16.      LIST OF EXHIBITS.

         1.   A copy of the articles of association of the Trustee as now in
              effect which includes the authority of the trustee to commence
              business and to exercise corporate trust powers.

              A copy of the Certificate of Merger dated April 1, 1972 between
              Harris Trust and Savings Bank, HTS Bank and Harris Bankcorp, Inc.
              which constitutes the articles of association of the Trustee as
              now in effect and includes the authority of the Trustee to
              commence business and to exercise corporate trust powers was filed
              in connection with the Registration Statement of Louisville Gas
              and Electric Company, File No. 2-44295, and is incorporated herein
              by reference.

         2.   A copy of the existing by-laws of the Trustee.

              A copy of the existing by-laws of the Trustee was filed in
              connection with the Registration Statement of Commercial Federal
              Corporation, File No. 333-20711, and is incorporated herein by
              reference.

         3.   The consents of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

                  (included as Exhibit A on page 2 of this statement)

         4.   A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
              pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or
              examining authority.

                  (included as Exhibit B on page 3 of this statement)






                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Trustee,
HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Illinois, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 4th day of August, 1999.

HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK


By:  /s/ J. Bartolini
   ----------------------------------
         J. Bartolini
         Vice President

EXHIBIT A

The consents of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as the Trustee herein named, hereby consents that
reports of examinations of said trustee by Federal and State authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.

HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK


By:  /s/ J. Bartolini
   ----------------------------------
         J. Bartolini
         Vice President



EXHIBIT B
Attached is a true and correct copy of the statement of condition of Harris
Trust and Savings Bank as of March 31, 1999, as published in accordance with a
call made by the State Banking Authority and by the Federal Reserve Bank of the
Seventh Reserve District.

                               [HARRIS BANK LOGO]

                          Harris Trust and Savings Bank
                             111 West Monroe Street
                             Chicago, Illinois 60603

of Chicago, Illinois, And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, at the close of
business on March 31, 1999, a state banking institution organized and operating
under the banking laws of this State and a member of the Federal Reserve System.
Published in accordance with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks and Trust
Companies of the State of Illinois and by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District.

                         Bank's Transit Number 71000288



                                                                                          THOUSANDS
                                             ASSETS                                       OF DOLLARS
                                                                                          
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
              Non-interest bearing balances and currency and coin.............                  $ 1,237,336
              Interest bearing balances.......................................                  $   137,061
Securities:
a.  Held-to-maturity securities ..............................................                  $         0
b.  Available-for-sale securities ............................................                  $ 5,455,837
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell .......                  $    87,250
Loans and lease financing receivables:
              Loans and leases, net of unearned income........................   $ 9,500,293
              LESS:  Allowance for loan and lease losses......................   $   109,979
                                                                                 -----------

              Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve
              (item 4.a minus 4.b)............................................                  $ 9,390,314
Assets held in trading accounts...............................................                  $   161,168
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) .....................                  $   255,438
Other real estate owned.......................................................                  $       243
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ..........                  $        75
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .................                  $    40,869
Intangible assets.............................................................                  $   254,549
Other assets..................................................................                  $ 1,183,465
                                                                                 --------------------------
TOTAL ASSETS .................................................................                  $18,203,605
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                                           LIABILITIES
Deposits:
     In domestic offices .....................................................                  $ 9,099,851
              Non-interest bearing............................................   $2,743,074
              Interest bearing................................................   $6,356,777
     In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBF's...........                  $ 1,822,400
              Non-interest bearing............................................   $   26,371
              Interest bearing................................................   $1,796,029
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in
domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and
in IBF's:
Federal funds purchased & securities sold under agreements to repurchase......                  $ 3,534,582
Trading Liabilities                                                                                  96,517
Other borrowed money:.........................................................
a.  With remaining maturity of one year or less                                                 $ 1,681,346
b.  With remaining maturity of more than one year                                               $         0
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding                                        $    40,869
Subordinated notes and debentures..............................................                 $   225,000
Other liabilities..............................................................                 $   390,234
                                                                                 --------------------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                                               $16,890,799
                                                                                 ==========================

                                         EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock...................................................................                 $   100,000
Surplus........................................................................                 $   608,510
a.  Undivided profits and capital reserves.....................................                 $   616,084
b.  Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities                     ($    11,788)
                                                                                 --------------------------
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL                                                                            $ 1,312,806
                                                                                 ==========================
Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital............                 $18,203,605
                                                                                 ==========================


         I, Pamela Piarowski, Vice President of the above-named bank, do hereby
declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the
instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                                PAMELA PIAROWSKI
                                     4/30/99

         We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report
of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and, to the best of our
knowledge and belief, has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the
Commissioner of Banks and Trust Companies of the State of Illinois and is true
and correct.

                  EDWARD W. LYMAN,
                  ALAN G. McNALLY,
                  JAMES J. GLASSER
                                                                    Directors.