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 (No. 333-110718) and Form S-8 (Nos. 33-26694, 33-56557, 333-88391,
333-57912, 333-68180, and 333-123061) of Constellation Brands, Inc. of our
report dated May 1, 2006, except for Note 21, which is as of August
8,
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, which report
appears
in the Form 8-K of Constellation Brands, Inc. dated August 8,
2006,
and to the reference of our firm under the heading “Experts” in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-110718), 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 report appears in the February 28, 2006 annual report
on Form 10-K of Constellation Brands, Inc.
/s/
KPMG
LLP
Rochester,
New York
August
8,
2006