EXHIBIT 23.2



                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statement on Form S-4 of Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc. of our report dated 
September 25, 1995 relating to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and 
Statement of Identified Income and Expenses of the Product Lines Acquired of 
United Distillers Glenmore, Inc. and Affiliates, which appears in the Current 
Report on Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) which amends and forms part of 
Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 29, 
1995.  We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in 
such Registration Statement.


/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
December 10, 1996