EXHIBIT 1
                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

     This will confirm the agreement  between and among the undersigned that the
Schedule  13D,  Amendment No. 1, filed on or about this date with respect to the
beneficial  ownership of the  undersigned of Common Stock of Ravenswood  Winery,
Inc. is being,  and any and all  amendments  to such  Schedule  may be, filed on
behalf of each of the undersigned. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts,  each of  which  will be  deemed  an  original,  but all of  which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     Dated: October 23, 2001

                                            CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.

                                            By: /s/ Richard Sands
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                                                Name:  Richard Sands
                                                Title: President and Chief
                                                       Executive Officer


                                            FRANCISCAN VINEYARDS, INC.

                                            By: /s/ Agustin Francisco Huneeus
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                                                Name:  Agustin Francisco Huneeus
                                                Title: President