EXHIBIT 23.1
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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Constellation Brands, Inc.:

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
on  Form  S-3  (No. 333-63480) and Form S-8 (Nos. 33-26694, 33-56557, 333-88391,
333-57912,  and  333-68180)  of  Constellation  Brands, Inc. of our report dated
April  9,  2003,  except as to Notes 2 and 21, which are as of October 28, 2003,
with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Constellation Brands, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of February 28, 2003, and the related consolidated statements of
income,  changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended,
which  report  appears  in  the  Form  8-K  of  Constellation Brands, Inc. dated
November 24, 2003, and to the reference to our firm  under the heading "Experts"
in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-63480), as amended.

     Our  report  refers   to  our   audit  of   the   disclosures   added   and
reclassifications  and adjustments that were applied to restate the February 28,
2002  and  2001 consolidated financial statements, which were applied to reflect
the  adoption  of  recent  accounting  pronouncements, a change in the Company's
reportable  segments, and an adjustment of stock-based compensation disclosures,
as  more fully  described  in  Notes  1, 2 and 21 to the consolidated  financial
statements.  However,  we  were  not  engaged  to  audit,  review  or  apply any
procedures  to  the February 28, 2002 and 2001 consolidated financial statements
other than with respect to such disclosures, reclassifications and adjustments.

                                /s/ KPMG LLP

November 24, 2003
Rochester, New York