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, 333-68180 and 333-132061) of Constellation Brands,
Inc. of
our reports dated May 1, 2006, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets
of Constellation Brands, Inc. and subsidiaries as of February 28, 2006 and
2005,
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, 2006, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of February 28, 2006 and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of February
28,
2006, which reports appear in the February 28, 2006 annual report on Form
10-K
of Constellation Brands, Inc.
/s/
KPMG
LLP
Rochester,
New York
May
1,
2006