FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HETTERICH F PAUL
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. [STZ/STZ.B] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DR., BLDG. 100		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/14/2010
(Street)

VICTOR, NY 14564		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 10/14/2010   M   10,000 A $ 13.7125 69,873 (1) D  
Class A Common Stock 10/14/2010   M   21,300 A $ 11.795 91,173 (1) D  
Class A Common Stock 10/14/2010   S   31,300 D $ 19.0259 (2) 59,873 (1) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Options (right to buy) $ 13.7125 10/14/2010   M     10,000   (3) 04/04/2012 Class A Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (right to buy) $ 11.795 10/14/2010   M     21,300   (3) 04/02/2013 Class A Common Stock 21,300 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HETTERICH F PAUL
C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
207 HIGH POINT DR., BLDG. 100
VICTOR, NY 14564		       Executive VP  

Signatures

 F. Paul Hetterich   10/15/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes shares of Class A Common Stock acquired in July 2010 under the Constellation Brands, Inc. 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2) Represents the weighted average sale price. The sale price range is $19.00 to $19.11. Upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(3) 100% of this option has become exercisable.

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