UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 22, 2004



                           CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


         Delaware                   001-08495                 16-0716709
      (State or Other       (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
       Jurisdiction                                     Identification Number)
     of Incorporation)

 370 Woodcliff Drive, Suite 300, Fairport, New York             14450
      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (585) 218-3600


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         Exchange Act



ITEM 7.01.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

     On December 22, 2004, Constellation Brands, Inc. issued a press release, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.

     The information in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 is
incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 in satisfaction of the public
disclosure requirements of Regulation FD. This information is "furnished" and
not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be
incorporated by reference in another filing under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or the Securities Act of 1933 if and to the extent such subsequent
filing specifically references the information incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS


          (c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

              99.1 Press Release, dated December 22, 2004, of Constellation
                   Brands, Inc.








                                    SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  December 22, 2004              CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.


                                       By:    /s/ Thomas J. Mullin
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                                           Name:  Thomas J. Mullin
                                           Title: Executive Vice President
                                                    and General Counsel









                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                  Description
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99.1      Press Release, dated December 22, 2004, of Constellation Brands, Inc.