Constellation Brands To Report Second Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results; Host Conference Call Oct. 1, 2009

VICTOR, N.Y., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ, ASX: CBR), the world's leading wine company, today announced it will report financial results for its fiscal second quarter, ended Aug. 31, 2009, on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, before the open of the U.S. markets. A conference call to discuss the financial results and outlook will be hosted by President and Chief Executive Officer Rob Sands and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Bob Ryder at 10:30 a.m. eastern time, Oct. 1, 2009.

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The conference call can be accessed by dialing +973-935-8505 beginning at 10:20 a.m. (eastern). A live, listen-only webcast of the conference call will be available on the Internet at the company's Web site, www.cbrands.com, in the Investors section. Financial and statistical information discussed in the conference call, and a reconciliation of reported (GAAP) financial measures with comparable or non-GAAP financial measures, will also be available on the company's Web site when the call begins, under Investors and by selecting Financial Information/Financial History. For anyone unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available on the company's Web site.

About Constellation Brands

Constellation Brands is the world's leading wine company, with a broad portfolio of widely admired premium brands across the wine, beer and spirits categories. Our company achieves success through an unmatched knowledge of wine consumers paired with storied brands that suit their varied lives and tastes. Our portfolio of brands includes Robert Mondavi, Hardys, Clos du Bois, Blackstone, Banrock Station, Arbor Mist, Estancia, Ravenswood, Jackson-Triggs, Kim Crawford, Corona Extra, Black Velvet Canadian Whisky and SVEDKA Vodka.

Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B; ASX: CBR) is an S&P 500 Index and Fortune 1000(R) company with more than 100 total brands in our portfolio, sales in about 150 countries and operations in approximately 50 facilities. The company believes that industry leadership involves a commitment to our brands, to the trade, to the land, to investors and to the different people around the world who turn to our products when celebrating big moments or enjoying quiet ones. We express this commitment through our vision: to elevate life with every glass raised. To learn more about Constellation Brands and its product portfolio visit the company's web site at www.cbrands.com.

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