EXHIBIT 32.1
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                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION
                           OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

                           CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
               FORM 10-Q FOR FISCAL QUARTER ENDED AUGUST 31, 2003


In  connection with the Constellation Brands, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the Fiscal Quarter Ended August 31, 2003, I, Richard Sands, certify that, to
the best of my knowledge:

1.     The quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter Ended August 31,
2003  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  August  31,  2003  of  Constellation Brands, Inc. fairly
presents,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial condition and results of
operations of Constellation Brands, Inc.


Dated:  October 15, 2003                    /s/ Richard Sands
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                                            Richard Sands,
                                            Chairman of the Board and
                                            Chief Executive 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.