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, 2009, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Constellation Brands, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of February 28, 2009 and February 29, 2008, 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 28, 2009, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting as of February 28, 2009, which reports appear in the February 28, 2009 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.
Our report with respect to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of
February 28, 2009, expresses our opinion that the Company did not maintain effective internal
control over financial reporting as of February 28, 2009 because of the effect of a material
weakness on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria and contains an explanatory
paragraph that states that a material weakness related to the Companys reconciliation and review
of inventory accounts in its Australian subsidiary has been identified and included in managements
assessment as of February 28, 2009.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Rochester, New York
April 29, 2009