EXHIBIT 23.2
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                INFORMATION REGARDING CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN

Section 11 (a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
provides  that  if  part  of  a  registration  statement  at the time it becomes
effective  contains  an untrue statement of a material fact, or omits a material
fact  required  to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not  misleading,  any  person acquiring a security pursuant to such registration
statement  (unless it is proved that at the time of such acquisition such person
knew  of  such untruth or omission) may assert a claim against, among others, an
accountant  who  has  consented  to be named as having certified any part of the
registration  statement  or  as having prepared any report for use in connection
with  the  registration  statement.  In  August  of  2002,  Arthur  Andersen LLP
("Andersen") ceased operations and accordingly, Andersen is unable to consent to
the  incorporation  by  reference of the Company's previously filed Registration
Statements on Form S-8 file numbers 33-26694, 33-56557, 333-88391, 333-57912 and
333-68180  and  Form  S-3 file number 333-63480 and Andersen's audit report with
respect  to Constellation Brands, Inc.'s consolidated financial statements as of
February  28,  2002 and February 28, 2001 and for the three years ended February
28,  2002. Under these circumstances, Rule 437a under the Securities Act permits
Constellation  Brands,  Inc.  to  file this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is
incorporated  by  reference  into the Registration Statements, without a written
consent  from   Andersen.   As  a  result,  with  respect  to  transactions   in
Constellation  Brands,  Inc.  securities pursuant to the Registration Statements
that  occur subsequent to the date this Annual Report on Form 10-K is filed with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission, Andersen will not have any liability
under  Section  11(a)  of  the  Securities  Act  for  any untrue statements of a
material  fact  contained in the financial statements audited by Andersen or any
omissions  of  a  material  fact required to be stated therein. Accordingly, you
would  be  unable  to assert a claim against Andersen under Section 11(a) of the
Securities  Act,  based  upon the incorporation by reference from this Form 10-K
into  the  registration  statement,  because  Andersen has not consented to this
information.