Exhibit 24


POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these present, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Thomas M. Farace, Thomas Mullin, David Sorce, Barbara LaVerdi and
Elaine Ziakas, and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

(1)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules thereunder;

(2)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,
4 and 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely
file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)     take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of any such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any such attorney-in-fact,
or any such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is Constellation Brands, Inc. (the
"Company") assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 18th day of November, 2016.

/s/ Richard Sands
Signature

Richard Sands
Print Name

Witness:

/s/ Adam H. Brunner
Signature

Adam H. Brunner
Print Name