Exhibit
23.1
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The
Board of Directors
Constellation
Brands, Inc.:
We
consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form
S-3 (Nos. 333-63480 and 333-110718) and Form S-8 (Nos. 33-26694, 33-56557,
333-88391, 333-57912 and 333-68180) of Constellation Brands, Inc. of our reports
dated May 16, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of
Constellation Brands, Inc. and subsidiaries as of February 28, 2005 and February
29, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in
stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended February 28, 2005, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting as of February 28, 2005 and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of February 28,
2005, which reports appear in the February 28, 2005 annual report on Form 10-K
of Constellation Brands, Inc.
/s/ KPMG
LLP
Rochester,
New York
May
16, 2005