CONSENT OF INDEP AUD EE
Published on November 8, 1994
EXHIBIT 23(C)
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-55997) and
related Prospectus of Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc. for the registration of
4,528,406 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
San Jose, California
November 4, 1994