EXHIBIT 23(B)
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
   
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement of Canandaiqua Wine Company, Inc. on Form S-3 of the
report of Deloitte & Touche dated May 26, 1993 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Barton Incorporated and Subsidiaries contained in the
Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Canandaiqua Wine Company, Inc. dated June 29,
1993.     
 
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
 
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
   
October 17, 1994