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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20030929113958
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000016918-03-000024
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030925
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030929

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LOCKE JAMES A III
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001245565

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08495
		FILM NUMBER:		03914026

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC
		STREET 2:		300 WILLOWBROOK OFFICE PARK
		CITY:			FAIRPORT
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14450
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5852183600

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000016918
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BEVERAGES [2080]
		IRS NUMBER:				160716709
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0228

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 WILLOWBROOK OFFICE PARK
		CITY:			FAIRPORT
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14450
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5852183600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 WILLOWBROOK OFFICE PARK
		CITY:			FAIRPORT
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14450

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CANANDAIGUA BRANDS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970902

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CANANDAIGUA WINE CO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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    <periodOfReport>2003-09-25</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000016918</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>STZ</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>LOCKE JAMES A III</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity></rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState></rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>31.01</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2003-09-25</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
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                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
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                    <value>2257</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2004-03-25</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2013-09-25</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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    </derivativeTable>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: H. Elaine Farry  For: James A. Locke III</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-09-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CONSTITUTES AND APPOINTS
EACH  OF  H.  ELAINE  FARRY,  BARBARA  J.  LAVERDI, DAVID S. SORCE AND THOMAS J.
MULLIN,  SIGNING  SINGLY, THE UNDERSIGNED'S TRUE AND LAWFUL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT TO:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,  in the undersigned's capacity
as a reporting  person under Section 16 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934
and the  rules  thereunder,  all  Forms 3, 4, and 5  (including  any  amendments
thereto) that the undersigned  may be required to file with the U.S.  Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  as a  result  of the  undersigned's  ownership  of or
transactions in securities of Constellation Brands, Inc. (the "Company");

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the  undersigned  which
may be  necessary  or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5
(including  any  amendments  thereto)  and timely file such form with the United
States  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  and any stock  exchange or similar
authority; and

(3)  take any  other  action  of any  type  whatsoever  in  connection  with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,  may be of benefit to,
in the best  interest  of, or legally  required  by, the  undersigned,  it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned  pursuant to this Power of Attorney  shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such  attorney-in-fact  may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The  undersigned  hereby  grants to each such  attorney-in-fact  full  power and
authority  to do and perform any and every act and thing  whatsoever  requisite,
necessary,  or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally  present,  with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all  that  such  attorney-in-fact,  or  such
attorney-in-fact's  substitute or substitutes,  shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this  Power of  Attorney  and the  rights  and  powers  herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing  attorneys-in-fact,  in
serving in such  capacity at the request of the  undersigned,  are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This  Power of  Attorney  shall  remain  in full  force  and  effect  until  the
undersigned is no longer  required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's  holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the  undersigned in a signed writing  delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned  has caused  this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 26th day of September, 2003.


WITNESS:

/s/ Elizabeth A. Hupp                             /s/ James A. Locke III
- ----------------------------                      ------------------------------
Signature                                         Signature


Elizabeth A. Hupp                                 James A. Locke III
- ----------------------------                      ------------------------------
Print Name                                        Print Name


                                                  September 26, 2003
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Date

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