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. 333-136379) 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 April 30, 2007, with respect to the consolidated balance
sheets of Constellation Brands, Inc. and subsidiaries as of February 28, 2007
and 2006, 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, 2007, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting as of February 28, 2007 and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of February 28,
2007, which reports appear in the February 28, 2007 annual report on Form 10-K
of Constellation Brands, Inc.
Our
report on the consolidated financial statements refers to the
Company's adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment, at March 1, 2006.
/s/
KPMG
LLP
Rochester,
New York
April
30,
2007