SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SANDS ROBERT

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.

370 WOODCLIFF DRIVE, SUITE 300

(Street)

FAIRPORT

14450

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. [ STZ/STZ.B ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	President & COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/29/2007

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock	06/29/2007		J⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		80,928	D	$24.98⁽¹⁾	0	I	by spouse as custodian for daughter (UGMA)⁽³⁾
Class A Common Stock	06/29/2007		J⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		80,928	A	$24.98⁽¹⁾	80,928⁽⁴⁾	I	by LES LLC⁽⁴⁾
Class A Common Stock	06/29/2007		J⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾		73,800	D	$24.98⁽⁵⁾	0	I	by spouse as custodian for son (UGMA)⁽³⁾
Class A Common Stock	06/29/2007		J⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾		73,800	A	$24.98⁽⁵⁾	73,800⁽⁶⁾	I	by MES LLC⁽⁶⁾
Class A Common Stock	07/02/2007		G⁽⁷⁾	V	80,928	D	$0	0	I	by LES LLC⁽⁴⁾
Class A Common Stock	07/02/2007		G⁽⁷⁾	V	80,928	A	$0	80,928⁽⁴⁾	I	by LES LLC⁽⁴⁾
Class A Common Stock	07/02/2007		G⁽⁸⁾	V	73,800	D	$0	0	I	by MES LLC⁽⁶⁾
Class A Common Stock	07/02/2007		G⁽⁸⁾	V	73,800	A	$0	73,800⁽⁶⁾	I	by MES LLC⁽⁶⁾
Class A Common Stock								734,503	D
Class A Common Stock								1,418,860	I	Remainder Interest⁽⁹⁾
Class A Common Stock								1,447,812⁽¹⁰⁾	I	Remainder Interest by Partnership⁽⁹⁾⁽¹¹⁾
Class A Common Stock								768⁽¹⁰⁾	I	by Partnership⁽¹²⁾
Class A Common Stock								471,608⁽¹⁰⁾	I	by Partnership⁽¹³⁾
Class A Common Stock								28,792⁽³⁾	I	by Spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the contribution of 80,928 shares of Class A Common Stock to LES Holdings LLC, a limited liability company of which the reporting person is the sole manager ("LES LLC"). The amount reflected as the price represents the value attributed to the contributed shares in connection with the capitalization of LES LLC and is equal to the closing price of the Class A Common Stock on 6/28/07 as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.

2. The reporting of this contribution on this Form 4 is not an admission that this contribution (i) is not exempt from Section 16(a) and Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 16a-13, or (ii) constitutes a "purchase" or "sale" for purposes of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

3. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to securities held in this manner, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act ("Section 16") or any other purpose.

4. The members of LES LLC are (i) the reporting person's daughter, (ii) the reporting person's spouse as custodian for the benefit of the reporting person's son (UGMA), and (iii) from 6/29/07 through 7/2/07, the reporting person. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to securities directly or indirectly held by his daughter and his spouse as custodian for his son, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

5. Represents the contribution of 73,800 shares of Class A Common Stock to MES Holdings LLC, a limited liability company of which the reporting person is the sole manager ("MES LLC"). The amount reflected as the price represents the value attributed to the contributed shares in connection with the capitalization of MES LLC and is equal to the closing price of the Class A Common Stock on 6/28/07 as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.

6. The members of MES LLC are (i) the reporting person's spouse as custodian for the benefit of the reporting person's son (UGMA), (ii) the reporting person's daughter, and (iii) from 6/29/07 through 7/2/07, the reporting person. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to securities directly or indirectly held by his spouse as custodian for his son and by his daughter, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

7. Represents a gift by the reporting person of his membership interest in LES LLC to his daughter. This transaction is reported to reflect that the reporting person is no longer a member of LES LLC and that his daughter's interest in LES LLC has increased.

8. Represents a gift by the reporting person of his membership interest in MES LLC to his spouse as custodian for his son (UGMA). This transaction is reported to reflect that the reporting person is no longer a member of MES LLC and that his spouse's interest in MES LLC as custodian for his son has increased.

9. Remainder interest after the life estate of Marilyn Sands. The life estate terminates on the earlier of (i) 20 years from its commencement (11/13/87) or (ii) Mrs. Sands' death. Marilyn Sands' interest includes the right to receive income from and the power to vote and dispose of the shares subject to the vested beneficial interest of the remaindermen.

10. Except to the extent that the reporting person has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in securities owned by the applicable partnership or limited liability company, the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to securities held in this manner. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

11. Held by CWC Partnership II, a general partnership of which the reporting person is a trustee of the managing partner and in which he has a pecuniary interest.

12. Held by M, L, R & R ("MLR&R"), a general partnership of which the reporting person is a general partner and in which he has a pecuniary interest. The reporting person is a beneficiary and trustee of The Marvin Sands Master Trust, which is also a partner in MLR&R.

13. Held by CWC Partnership I, a general partnership of which the reporting person is a managing partner and in which he has a pecuniary interest.

Remarks:

	Robert Sands	07/02/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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