EXHIBIT 23(D)
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
The Board of Directors
Heublein Inc.:
 
We consent to the use 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, included
herein and to the references to our firm under the headings "Selected
Historical Financial Data" and "Experts" in the prospectus.
 
Our report refers to a change in the method of applying overhead to inventory.
 
                                          KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
Hartford, Connecticut
   
October 17, 1994