Exhibit 23





Consent of Independent Auditors
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The Board of Directors
Heublein Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement (No. 33-26694) on Form S-8, as amended, of Canandaigua
Wine Company, Inc. of our report dated August 31, 1994, with
respect to the Heublein Inc. and Affiliates statement of assets
and liabilities related to the product lines acquired by
Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc. as of August 5, 1994, and the
related statements of identified income and expenses and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
September 30, 1993, which report appears in the Amendment No. 1
to Form 8-K of Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc. dated August 5,
1994 as filed on September 7, 1994.

Our report refers to a change in the method of applying overhead
to inventory.

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Hartford, Connecticut
September 7, 1994