POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CONSTITUTES AND APPOINTS
EACH OF  H. ELAINE ZIAKAS, MARK D. BURI, 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.

The execution  of this Power of Attorney in no way revokes or rescinds any prior
authorizations  or designations  given by  the undersigned  with respect  to the
undersigned's  responsibilities  under  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of 1934,
including,  but not limited to,  the execution  and filing  of 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 the Company.

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 4th day of January, 2008.
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                                           /s/ Jose F. Fernandez
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                                           Jose F. Fernandez

WITNESS:

Signature:  /s/ Susan D. Docteur
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Name:       Susan D. Docteur
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Date:       January 4, 2008
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