EXHIBIT 23(C)
 
               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
  We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Canandaigua Wine
Company, Inc. for the registration of 3,795,000 shares of its Class A Common
Stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
September 27, 1993, with respect to the financial statements of Vintners
International Company, Inc. included in the Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc.
Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 15, 1993, as amended by Form 8-K/A,
Form 8-K/A-2 and Form 8-K/A-3, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
 
                                                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
October 10, 1994