Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Constellation Brands, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No.
333-136379) and Form S-8 (Nos. 33-26694, 33-56557, 333-88391, 333-57912, 333-68180, 333-132061,
333-146849, and 333-149206) of Constellation Brands, Inc. (the Company) of our reports dated April 29,
2008, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Constellation Brands, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of February 29, 2008 and February 28, 2007, and the related consolidated statements
of operations, changes in stockholders equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended February 29, 2008, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting as of February 29, 2008, which reports appear in the February 29, 2008 annual report on
Form 10-K of Constellation Brands, Inc.
Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to the Companys adoption of FASB
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109, at March 1, 2007 and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment, at March 1, 2006.
Rochester, New York
April 29, 2008