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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A

                               AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 9, 1999
                                                          -------------

                          COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-7570


   DELAWARE               CANANDAIGUA BRANDS, INC.                 16-0716709
                               AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES:
   NEW YORK               BATAVIA WINE CELLARS, INC.               16-1222994
   NEW YORK               CANANDAIGUA WINE COMPANY, INC.           16-1462887
   NEW YORK               CANANDAIGUA EUROPE LIMITED               16-1195581
   ENGLAND AND WALES      CANANDAIGUA LIMITED                      98-0198402
   NEW YORK               POLYPHENOLICS, INC.                      16-1546354
   NEW YORK               ROBERTS TRADING CORP.                    16-0865491
   DELAWARE               BARTON INCORPORATED                      36-3500366
   DELAWARE               BARTON BRANDS, LTD.                      36-3185921
   MARYLAND               BARTON BEERS, LTD.                       36-2855879
   CONNECTICUT            BARTON BRANDS OF CALIFORNIA, INC.        06-1048198
   GEORGIA                BARTON BRANDS OF GEORGIA, INC.           58-1215938
   NEW YORK               BARTON DISTILLERS IMPORT CORP.           13-1794441
   DELAWARE               BARTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION             51-0311795
   WISCONSIN              STEVENS POINT BEVERAGE CO.               39-0638900
   ILLINOIS               MONARCH IMPORT COMPANY                   36-3539106
   GEORGIA                THE VIKING DISTILLERY, INC.              58-2183528
(State or other          (Exact name of registrant as           (I.R.S. Employer
 jurisdiction of          specified in its charter)              Identification
 incorporation or                                                No.)
 organization)


            300 WillowBrook Office Park, Fairport, New York   14450
            -----------------------------------------------   -----
                (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (716) 218-2169
                                                           --------------


          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (a)  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED.

          (1)  The Diageo Inc.  Statement of Assets and  Liabilities  Related to
               the Product Lines Sold to Canandaigua Brands, Inc. as of April 9,
               1999, and the Statement of Identified Income and Expenses Related
               to the Product  Lines Sold to  Canandaigua  Brands,  Inc. for the
               year  ended  December  31,  1998,  and the  report  of KPMG  LLP,
               independent auditors,  thereon,  together with the notes thereto,
               are located at pages 2 through 11 of this Report.

          (2)  The Diageo Inc.  Statements  of  Identified  Income and  Expenses
               Related to the Product  Lines Sold to  Canandaigua  Brands,  Inc.
               (unaudited)  for the three  months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998,
               together with the notes thereto,  are located at pages 12 through
               14 of this Report.

     (b)  PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

          The pro forma  condensed  combined  balance  sheet  (unaudited)  as of
          February  28,  1999,  the pro forma  condensed  combined  statement of
          income  (unaudited)  for the year ended February 28, 1999, and the pro
          forma  combined  statement  of income  (unaudited)  for the six months
          ended August 31, 1999, and the notes thereto,  are located at pages 15
          through 23 of this Report.

     (c)  EXHIBITS.

          See Index to Exhibits.


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                                   DIAGEO INC.

                  Financial Statements of Product Lines Sold to
                            Canandaigua Brands, Inc.

          As of April 9, 1999 and for the Year ended December 31, 1998

                   (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon)



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                                      - 3 -


                                   DIAGEO INC.


                                Table of Contents



                                                                            Page


Independent Auditors' Report                                                   4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities Related to the Product Lines
  Sold to Canandaigua Brands, Inc.                                             5

Statement of Identified Income and Expenses Related to the Product
  Lines Sold to Canandaigua Brands, Inc.                                       6

Notes to Financial Statements Related to the Product Lines Sold
  to Canandaigua Brands, Inc.                                               7-11



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[KPMG Logo]

          Stamford Square
          3001 Summer Street
          Stamford, CT 06905



                          Independent Auditors' Report


The Board of Directors
Diageo Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying  statement of assets and liabilities related to
the product lines sold to Canandaigua  Brands,  Inc. as of April 9, 1999 and the
related  statement of identified income and expenses for the year ended December
31, 1998. These statements are the  responsibility of Diageo Inc.'s  management.
Our  responsibility  is to express an opinion on these  statements  based on our
audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards  require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance   about  whether  the  financial   statements  are  free  of  material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The accompanying financial statements were prepared for the purpose of complying
with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and for
inclusion in the Form 8-K/A of Canandaigua Brands,  Inc., as described in Note 1
and are not intended to be a complete presentation of the financial position and
results of operations of the product lines sold to Canandaigua Brands, Inc.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects,  the assets and liabilities  related to the product lines
sold to Canandaigua  Brands,  Inc. as of April 9, 1999 and the related statement
of identified  income and expenses for the year ended December 31, 1998 pursuant
to the  asset  purchase  agreement  referred  to in Note 1, in  conformity  with
generally accepted accounting principles.


/s/ KPMG LLP

June 24, 1999





[Graphic] KPMG LLP. KPMG LLP, a U.S. limited liability partnership, is
          a member of KPMG International, a Swiss association.


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                                   DIAGEO INC.

        Statement of Assets and Liabilities Related to the Product Lines
                        Sold to Canandaigua Brands, Inc.

                                  April 9, 1999
                                 (In thousands)


Current assets:
  Inventories                                                        $ 53,593
  Other current assets                                                    116
                                                                     --------
    Total current assets                                               53,709

Net property, plant and equipment                                      24,622
Excess of pension plan assets over projected benefit obligation           262
                                                                     --------
    Total assets                                                       78,593
                                                                     --------
Current liabilities:
  Current installments of obligations under capital leases                 34
  Accrued expenses                                                        829
  Other liabilities                                                       109
                                                                     --------
    Total current liabilities                                             972

Obligations under capital leases, excluding current installments          467
Other liabilities                                                         220
                                                                     --------
    Total liabilities                                                   1,659
                                                                     --------
    Total assets less liabilities                                    $ 76,934
                                                                     ========

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                                   DIAGEO INC.

    Statement of Identified Income and Expenses Related to the Product Lines
                        Sold to Canandaigua Brands, Inc.

                      For the Year ended December 31, 1998
                                 (In thousands)



Net sales (net of federal and state excise taxes of $49,771)       $ 68,555
Cost of goods sold                                                   28,300
                                                                   --------
  Gross profit                                                       40,255

Advertising and promotional expenditure                               5,308
Allocated selling and marketing expenditure (note 1)                  4,904
                                                                   --------
  Excess of identified income over expenses                        $ 30,043
                                                                   ========

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                                   DIAGEO INC.

           Notes to Financial Statements of the Product Lines Sold to
                            Canandaigua Brands, Inc.

          As of April 9, 1999 and for the Year Ended December 31, 1998
                                 (In thousands)


(1)  SALE OF CERTAIN ASSETS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     On April 9, 1999,  Diageo  Inc.,  UDV Canada  Inc.,  and United  Distillers
     Canada Inc.  (collectively  "UDV") sold to Canandaigua Brands, Inc. ("CBI")
     certain assets used in the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution
     of Canadian  Whiskey,  as defined in the asset  purchase  agreement  by and
     among UDV and CBI dated February 21, 1999 ("the Agreement").

     The statement of assets and  liabilities  related to the product lines sold
     to CBI and the related  statement of  identified  income and expenses  were
     prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the
     Securities  and Exchange  Commission  and for inclusion in CBI's Form 8-K/A
     requirements  and are not  intended  to be a complete  presentation  of the
     financial  position and results of  operations of the product lines sold to
     CBI.  In  accordance  with the  Agreement,  the  statement  of  assets  and
     liabilities  related  to the  product  lines sold to CBI  consists  only of
     inventories,  property,  plant  &  equipment  and  certain  factory-related
     accruals and assets.  Similarly the related  statement of identified income
     and expenses consists of net sales (sales after a deduction for federal and
     state  excise  taxes),  cost of goods  sold,  advertising  and  promotional
     expense, and an allocation of selling and marketing overhead only.

     Selling and marketing  overhead has been allocated  based on the proportion
     of net sales of the product lines sold to CBI to total net sales for UDV or
     its  predecessor  companies.  Management  believes  this  allocation  to be
     reasonable in the  circumstances;  however,  there can be no assurance that
     such  allocation  will be indicative of the future results of operations or
     what the results of  operations  of the product  lines sold would have been
     had it been a separate, stand-alone entity during the period covered.

     Prior to the sale,  the product  lines sold were an integral  part of UDV's
     businesses, and did not constitute separate legal or reporting entities for
     which  financial   statements  or  allocations  of  various  operating  and
     corporate overhead were prepared.  These product lines were included in the
     consolidated  financial  statements of the ultimate parent company,  Diageo
     plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

     Due to the omission of various operating overhead and other corporate level
     expenses and certain assets and liabilities excluded in accordance with the
     terms of the Agreement,  the statements presented are not indicative of the
     future  financial  condition or future results of operations of the product
     lines sold to CBI.


(2)  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     REVENUE RECOGNITION

     Revenue is recognized upon shipment of goods to distributors and brokers.

                                                                     (Continued)

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                                   DIAGEO INC.

           Notes to Financial Statements of the Product Lines Sold to
                            Canandaigua Brands, Inc.

          As of April 9, 1999 and for the Year Ended December 31, 1998
                                 (In thousands)


     COST OF GOODS SOLD

     Cost of goods sold ("COGS") for finished  goods cases  includes the cost of
     packaging  materials,  liquids,  other raw materials,  labor and production
     overheads  necessary to  manufacture  and prepare for shipment the finished
     case goods.

     COGS for aged  bulk  liquid  includes  the  distillation  costs of  grains,
     cereals,  distillery  labor,  overheads  required to produce  the  original
     spirit, the costs of the aging warehouse allocated to the maturing liquids,
     and dump and fill where appropriate.

     INVENTORIES

     Inventories  are  stated at the lower of cost or  market.  All  inventories
     include  overheads  on a full  cost  absorption  basis  or in the  case  of
     contracted  supply,  on a full  contracted  cost.  Cost  is  determined  by
     specific  lots  or  vintages  for  maturing  whiskey.   Other  inventories,
     including packaging and containers, are valued at standard cost.

     PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

     Property,   plant  and  equipment  is  stated  at  cost  less   accumulated
     depreciation computed using the straight-line method at rates calculated to
     amortize the cost of assets over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

          Buildings and building improvements                   15-40 years
          Machinery, equipment and fixtures and fittings        10-30 years

     FOREIGN EXCHANGE

     Foreign-based  assets and liabilities  have been translated into US dollars
     at the  exchange  rate in effect at April 9, 1999 and revenues and expenses
     have  been  translated  at the  average  exchange  rate for the year  ended
     December 31, 1998.

     USE OF ESTIMATES

     The  preparation  of financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally
     accepted  accounting  principles  requires management to make estimates and
     assumptions  that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
     disclosure  of  contingent  assets  and  liabilities  at  the  date  of the
     financial  statements  and the  reported  amounts of revenues  and expenses
     during  the  reporting  period.  Actual  results  could  differ  from those
     estimates.

                                                                     (Continued)

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                                   DIAGEO INC.

           Notes to Financial Statements of the Product Lines Sold to
                            Canandaigua Brands, Inc.

          As of April 9, 1999 and for the Year Ended December 31, 1998
                                 (In thousands)


(3)  INVENTORIES

     The components of inventories at April 9, 1999 are as follows:

               Raw materials and packaging           $  2,697
               Aged bulk liquor                        43,949
               Finished goods                           6,947
                                                     --------
                                                     $ 53,593
                                                     ========

(4)  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

     Property, plant and equipment at April 9, 1999 are summarized as follows:

           Land, buildings and building improvements         $ 10,957
           Machinery, equipment and fixtures and fittings      13,665
                                                             --------
                                                             $ 24,622
                                                             ========

(5)  LEASES

     In connection with the manufacturing,  marketing, sales and distribution of
     Canadian Whiskey, UDV had entered into various operating lease commitments.
     These  operating  lease  commitments  have not been  transferred  to CBI as
     described in the Agreement.

     Certain capital leases have been  transferred to CBI. At April 9, 1999, the
     gross  amount  of  machinery   and   equipment   and  related   accumulated
     amortization recorded under these leases were as follows:

               Machinery and equipment                $ 628
               Less accumulated amortization            195
                                                      -----
                                                      $ 433
                                                      =====

                                                                     (Continued)

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                                   DIAGEO INC.

           Notes to Financial Statements of the Product Lines Sold to
                            Canandaigua Brands, Inc.

          As of April 9, 1999 and for the Year Ended December 31, 1998
                                 (In thousands)


     Future minimum capital lease payments as of April 9, 1999 are:

           Year to April 8,
                2000                                         $  70
                2001                                            70
                2002                                            70
                2003                                            70
                2004                                            70
             Thereafter                                        368
                                                             -----
           Total minimum lease payments                        718
           Less amount representing interest (at 7.4%)         217
                                                             -----
           Present value of net minimum capital
             lease payments                                    501
           Less current installments of obligations
             under capital leases                               34
                                                             -----
           Obligations under capital leases, excluding
             current installments                            $ 467
                                                             =====

(6)  PENSION BENEFITS

     CBI assumed the rights and obligations under the Pension Plan for Unionized
     Employees of United Distillers & Vintners Canada Inc.  ("Valleyfield Plan")
     and the Palliser  Distiller Division of United Distillers & Vintners Canada
     Inc. Employees' Pension Plan ("Lethbridge Plan"), formerly operated by UDV.

     The plans'  sponsors are Canadian  corporations  which were not  previously
     subject to the  requirements  of SFAS No. 87 with respect to the accounting
     for, and disclosure of,  pension plan  information.  It was not feasible to
     retroactively apply SFAS No. 87 to the plan information as of the effective
     date of the  pronouncement of December 31, 1989. In applying the provisions
     of SFAS No. 87 as of April 9, 1999, UDV has estimated that the unrecognized
     transition asset (liability) would have been fully amortized at that date.

                                                                     (Continued)


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                                   DIAGEO INC.

           Notes to Financial Statements of the Product Lines Sold to
                            Canandaigua Brands, Inc.

          As of April 9, 1999 and for the Year Ended December 31, 1998
                                 (In thousands)


     The following sets forth the plans' benefit obligations, fair value of plan
     assets and funded status at April 9, 1999:

                                       VALLEYFIELD   LETHBRIDGE
                                          PLAN          PLAN         TOTAL
                                       -----------   ----------   -----------

          Fair value of plan assets      $ 11,011     $ 1,363      $ 12,374
          Projected pension benefit
            obligation                     10,220       1,892        12,112
                                         --------     -------      --------
          Prepaid (accrued) benefit
            cost required                $    791     $  (529)     $    262
                                         ========     =======      ========

          Weighted average assumption as of April 9, 1999:
            Discount rate                             6%


(7)  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

     ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS

     Under  the  terms of the  Agreement,  UDV  will  retain  liability  for all
     material  environmental  remediation  costs in  existence on April 9, 1999.
     Accordingly,  CBI has not assumed liability for any material  environmental
     remediation costs and therefore a provision has not been made.

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                                   DIAGEO INC.

    Statements of Identified Income and Expenses Related to the Product Lines
                        Sold to Canandaigua Brands, Inc.
                                  (unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)


                                            For the Three Months ended March 31,
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                    1999           1998
                                                  --------       --------
Net sales (net of federal and state
  excise taxes of $10,290 and $14,027
  in 1999 and 1998, respectively)                 $ 14,174       $ 19,321
Cost of goods sold                                   5,732          8,002
                                                  --------       --------
  Gross profit                                       8,442         11,319

Advertising and promotional expenditure                731          2,210
Allocated selling and marketing
  expenditure (note 1)                               1,226          1,226
                                                  --------       --------
  Excess of identified income over expenses       $  6,485       $  7,883
                                                  ========       ========

See accompanying notes to these statements.

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                                   DIAGEO INC.

        Notes to Statements of Identified Income and Expenses Related to
               the Product Lines Sold to Canandaigua Brands, Inc.

               For the Three Months Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998


(1)  SALE OF CERTAIN ASSETS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     On April 9, 1999,  Diageo  Inc.,  UDV Canada  Inc.,  and United  Distillers
     Canada Inc.  (collectively  "UDV") sold to Canandaigua Brands, Inc. ("CBI")
     certain assets used in the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution
     of Canadian  Whiskey,  as defined in the asset  purchase  agreement  by and
     among UDV and CBI dated February 21, 1999 ("the Agreement").

     The  statements  of  identified  income and expenses  were prepared for the
     purpose of complying  with the rules and  regulations of the Securities and
     Exchange  Commission and are not intended to be a complete  presentation of
     the results of operations of the product lines sold to CBI. The  statements
     of  identified  income and  expenses  consist of net sales  (sales  after a
     deduction  for  federal  and  state  excise  taxes),  cost of  goods  sold,
     advertising  and  promotional  expense,  and an  allocation  of selling and
     marketing overhead only.

     For the three months ended March 31, 1998,  selling and marketing  overhead
     has been  allocated  based on the  proportion  of  annual  net sales of the
     product  lines  sold  to CBI to  total  annual  net  sales  for  UDV or its
     predecessor  companies (the "1998 Allocation").  For the three months ended
     March 31, 1999,  selling and marketing overhead has been estimated based on
     the 1998 Allocation.  Management believes this allocation  to be reasonable
     in  the  circumstances;  however,  there  can  be no  assurance  that  such
     allocation  will be indicative of the future  results of operations or what
     the results of  operations of the product lines sold would have been had it
     been a separate, stand-alone entity during the periods covered.

     Prior to the sale,  the product  lines sold were an integral  part of UDV's
     businesses, and did not constitute separate legal or reporting entities for
     which  financial   statements  or  allocations  of  various  operating  and
     corporate overhead were prepared.  These product lines were included in the
     consolidated  financial  statements of the ultimate parent company,  Diageo
     plc, a company  incorporated in the United Kingdom.  Due to the omission of
     various  operating  overhead  and  other  corporate  level  expenses,   the
     statements presented are not indicative of the future results of operations
     of the product lines sold to CBI.

     The  statements  of identified  income and expenses  were prepared  without
     audit pursuant to the rules and  regulations of the Securities and Exchange
     Commission  applicable to interim reporting and reflect,  in the opinion of
     management,  all adjustments  necessary to present fairly the statements of
     identified   income  and  expenses  for  the  periods  covered.   All  such
     adjustments  are of a normal  recurring  nature.  Certain  information  and
     footnote  disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in
     accordance  with  generally  accepted   accounting   principles  have  been
     condensed  or omitted as  permitted  by such rules and  regulations.  These
     statements  and  related  notes  should  be read in  conjunction  with  the
     financial  statements and related notes of the product lines sold to CBI as
     of April 9,  1999,  and for the year  ended  December  31,  1998,  included
     elsewhere in this Report.

                                                                     (Continued)
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                                   DIAGEO INC.

        Notes to Statements of Identified Income and Expenses Related to
               the Product Lines Sold to Canandaigua Brands, Inc.

               For the Three Months Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998


(2)  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     REVENUE RECOGNITION

     Revenue is recognized upon shipment of goods to distributors and brokers.

     COST OF GOODS SOLD

     Cost of goods sold ("COGS") for finished  goods cases  includes the cost of
     packaging  materials,  liquids,  other raw materials,  labor and production
     overheads  necessary to  manufacture  and prepare for shipment the finished
     case goods.

     COGS for aged  bulk  liquid  includes  the  distillation  costs of  grains,
     cereals,  distillery  labor,  overheads  required to produce  the  original
     spirit, the costs of the aging warehouse allocated to the maturing liquids,
     and dump and fill where appropriate.

     FOREIGN EXCHANGE

     Foreign-based  revenues and expenses have been translated into U.S. dollars
     at the average  exchange rate for the three months ended March 31, 1999 and
     1998, respectively.

     USE OF ESTIMATES

     The  preparation  of financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally
     accepted  accounting  principles  requires management to make estimates and
     assumptions  that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
     disclosure  of  contingent  assets  and  liabilities  at  the  date  of the
     financial  statements  and the  reported  amounts of revenues  and expenses
     during  the  reporting  period.  Actual  results  could  differ  from those
     estimates.


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                        PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA
                                   (UNAUDITED)


     On  April  9,  1999,  Canandaigua  Brands,  Inc.,  through  a  wholly-owned
subsidiary (collectively with Canandaigua Brands, Inc. and its other affiliates,
the  "Company"),   acquired  several  well-known  Canadian  whisky  brands  from
affiliates  of Diageo plc in an asset  acquisition.  The  purchased  assets were
acquired from Diageo Inc.,  UDV Canada Inc., and United  Distillers  Canada Inc.
(hereafter  collectively  referred to as "Diageo Inc.").  The assets acquired in
the  transaction  were the  intellectual  property  associated with the acquired
brands;  two  production  facilities  in Canada;  equipment and fixtures used in
connection with the acquired brands; case goods and bulk whisky inventories; and
other  assets  associated  with the  acquired  brands.  In  connection  with the
transaction,  the Company also entered into  multi-year  agreements  with Diageo
Inc.  pursuant  to which the  Company  will  provide  packaging  and  distilling
services for various brands retained by Diageo Inc.

     On December  1, 1998,  the Company  acquired  control of Matthew  Clark plc
("Matthew  Clark") and has since  acquired  all of Matthew  Clark's  outstanding
shares (the "Matthew Clark  Acquisition").  The results of operations of Matthew
Clark have been  included in the  Company's  consolidated  results of operations
since the date of the Matthew Clark Acquisition, December 1, 1998.

     The following pro forma financial data of the Company consists of (i) a pro
forma condensed  combined balance sheet (unaudited) as of February 28, 1999 (the
"Pro Forma Balance Sheet"), (ii) a 1999 fiscal year pro forma condensed combined
statement of income  (unaudited)  (the "1999 Pro Forma Statement of Income") and
(iii) a 2000 six months pro forma combined  statement of income (unaudited) (the
"2000 Six Months Pro Forma Statement of Income")  (collectively,  the "Pro Forma
Statements").

     The Pro Forma Balance Sheet  reflects the  combination of the balance sheet
of the  Company  as of  February  28,  1999,  and the  statement  of assets  and
liabilities  related to the product lines  acquired from Diageo Inc. as of April
9, 1999 (the "Diageo Product  Lines"),  as adjusted for the Diageo Product Lines
acquisition.  The Pro Forma Balance Sheet is presented as if the  acquisition of
the Diageo Product Lines was consummated on February 28, 1999.

     The 1999 Pro Forma  Statement of Income reflects the combination of (i) the
income  statement of the Company for the year ended February 28, 1999,  (ii) the
income  statement of Matthew Clark for the nine months ended  November 30, 1998,
as adjusted  for the  Matthew  Clark  Acquisition,  and (iii) the  statement  of
identified  income and expenses related to the Diageo Product Lines for the year
ended December 31, 1998, as adjusted for the Diageo  Product Lines  acquisition.
The 1999 Pro Forma Statement of Income is presented as if the acquisitions  were
consummated on March 1, 1998.

     The 2000 Six Months Pro Forma  Statement of Income reflects the combination
of (i) the income  statement  of the Company for the six months ended August 31,
1999,  and (ii) the statement of identified  income and expenses  related to the
Diageo  Product  Lines for the period  March 1, 1999 through  April 8, 1999,  as
adjusted for the Diageo Product Lines acquisition.  The results of operations of
the  Diageo  Product  Lines have been  included  in the  Company's  consolidated
results of operations  since the date of the Diageo  Product Lines  acquisition,
April 9, 1999. The 2000 Six Months Pro Forma Statement of Income is presented as
if the acquisition was consummated on March 1, 1998.

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     The  Pro  Forma  Statements  should  be read in  conjunction  with  (i) the
separate historical financial statements of the Company, Matthew Clark (included
in the  Current  Report on Form  8-K/A  dated  December  1, 1998) and the Diageo
Product Lines (included herein), and the notes thereto and (ii) the accompanying
notes to the Pro Forma  Statements.  The Pro  Forma  Statements  are based  upon
currently  available  information and upon certain  assumptions that the Company
believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The Pro Forma Statements do not
purport  to  represent  what the  Company's  financial  position  or  results of
operations  would actually have been if the  aforementioned  transactions had in
fact occurred on such date or at the beginning of the period  indicated,  nor do
they project the  Company's  financial  position or the results of operations at
any future date or for any future period.

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                                                     - 17 -
<TABLE>
                                CANANDAIGUA BRANDS, INC. AND DIAGEO PRODUCT LINES
                                    PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
                                             AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 1999
                                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                                 (in thousands)
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         Pro Forma
                                                               Historical               Adjustments
                                                      ----------------------------     -------------
                                                                         Diageo
                                                        Company      Product Lines
                                                         as of           as of
                                                      February 28,      April 9,          For the         Pro Forma
                                                         1999            1999           Acquisition       Combined
                                                      -----------    -------------     -------------     -----------
                    ASSETS
                    ------
CURRENT ASSETS:
<S>                                                   <C>              <C>             <C>               <C>
  Cash and cash investments                           $    27,645                      $  14,500 (c)     $    42,145
  Accounts receivable, net                                260,433                                            260,433
  Inventories, net                                        508,571      $ 53,593           (3,154)(a)         559,010
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets                59,090           116                               59,206
                                                      -----------      --------        ---------         -----------
    Total current assets                                  855,739        53,709           11,346             920,794
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net                        428,803        24,622            2,044 (a)         455,469
OTHER ASSETS                                              509,234           262          112,976 (a)         626,472
                                                                                           4,000 (b)
                                                      -----------      --------        ---------         -----------
  Total assets                                        $ 1,793,776      $ 78,593        $ 130,366         $ 2,002,735
                                                      ===========      ========        =========         ===========

      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
      ------------------------------------
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
  Notes payable                                       $    87,728                                        $    87,728
  Current maturities of long-term debt                      6,005      $     34                                6,039
  Accounts payable                                        122,746                                            122,746
  Accrued Federal and state excise taxes                   49,342                                             49,342
  Other accrued expenses and liabilities                  149,451           938        $   7,300 (b)         157,689
                                                      -----------      --------        ---------         -----------
    Total current liabilities                             415,272           972            7,300             423,544
LONG-TERM DEBT, less current maturities                   831,689           467          200,000 (c)       1,032,156
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                                      88,179                                             88,179
OTHER LIABILITIES                                          23,364           220                               23,584
                                                      -----------      --------        ---------         -----------
  Total liabilities                                     1,358,504         1,659          207,300           1,567,463
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                      435,272                                            435,272
DIAGEO INC.'s INVESTMENT IN DIAGEO PRODUCT LINES                         76,934          (76,934)(d)               0
                                                      -----------      --------        ---------         -----------
  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity          $ 1,793,776      $ 78,593        $ 130,366         $ 2,002,735
                                                      ===========      ========        =========         ===========
<FN>
                     See accompanying Notes to the Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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                                     - 18 -

                CANANDAIGUA BRANDS, INC. AND DIAGEO PRODUCT LINES
             NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
                             AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 1999
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (in thousands)

(a)  Reflects  the  estimated  purchase  accounting  adjustments  for the Diageo
     Product Lines acquisition based upon a preliminary  appraisal of the assets
     and  liabilities  assumed.  For purchase  accounting,  Diageo Product Lines
     assets  have been  recorded  at  estimated  fair  market  value  subject to
     adjustment  based  upon  the  results  of  an  independent  appraisal.  The
     estimated amounts recorded for assets and liabilities  acquired from Diageo
     Inc. are not expected to differ  materially from the final assigned values.
     Purchase  accounting  adjustments  were  recorded to decrease  inventory by
     $3,154,  to increase  property,  plant and  equipment by $2,044,  to record
     $81,172  reflecting the value of the tradenames and other intangible assets
     acquired,  and to record the excess of purchase cost over fair market value
     of net assets acquired of $31,804. These adjustments are required to record
     these assets at their  estimated  fair market  values.  The  calculation of
     excess  purchase  cost over fair market value of net assets  acquired is as
     follows:

          Cash paid                                             $   185,500
          Financing costs                                             4,000
          Direct acquisition costs                                    3,300
                                                                -----------
            Total purchase cost                                     192,800
          Net book value of Diageo Product Lines                    (76,934)
          Financing costs capitalized                                (4,000)
          Increase in appraised net assets                          (80,062)
                                                                -----------
          Excess of purchase cost over fair market value
            of net assets acquired                              $    31,804
                                                                ===========

(b)  Reflects the liability for capitalized financing costs of $4,000 and direct
     acquisition costs of $3,300.

(c)  Reflects   borrowings  of  $200  million  from  the  sale  of  8.5%  Senior
     Subordinated  Notes  due 2009 (the  "Notes")  used in  connection  with the
     Diageo  Product Lines  acquisition.  Proceeds in excess of the cash paid at
     closing of $14,500  were  available  for general  corporate  purposes.  The
     sources and  application  of funds in  connection  with the Diageo  Product
     Lines acquisition are as follows:

          Sources of funds:
            Proceeds from the sale of the Notes           $   200,000
            Accrued liabilities                                 7,300
                                                          -----------
              Total sources of funds                      $   207,300
                                                          ===========

          Application of funds:
            Cash purchase price                           $   185,500
            Payment of financing costs                          4,000
            Payment of direct acquisition costs                 3,300
            Excess cash drawn down                             14,500
                                                          -----------
              Total application of funds                  $   207,300
                                                          ===========

(d)  Reflects the  elimination  of Diageo Inc.'s  investment  in Diageo  Product
     Lines.

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                                                              - 19 -
<TABLE>
                               CANANDAIGUA BRANDS, INC., MATTHEW CLARK plc AND DIAGEO PRODUCT LINES
                                1999 FISCAL YEAR PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                                              FOR THE YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1999
                                                           (UNAUDITED)
                                              (in thousands, except per share data)

<CAPTION>
                                                       HISTORICAL                            PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS
                                   -------------------------------------------------    ------------------------------
                                                       US GAAP        Diageo Product
                                      Company       Matthew Clark         Lines
                                      For the          For the           For the                           For the
                                    Year Ended    Nine Months Ended    Year Ended          For the      Diageo Product
                                   February 28,      November 30,     December 31,      Matthew Clark       Lines        Pro Forma
                                       1999              1998             1998           Acquisition     Acquisition     Combined
                                   ------------   -----------------   --------------    -------------   --------------  -----------
<S>                                <C>              <C>                 <C>             <C>              <C>            <C>
GROSS SALES                        $ 1,984,801      $  701,048          $ 118,326                                       $ 2,804,175
  Less - excise taxes                 (487,458)       (180,894)           (49,771)                                         (718,123)
                                   -----------      ----------          ---------       ---------        ---------      -----------
NET SALES                            1,497,343         520,154             68,555                                         2,086,052
COST OF PRODUCT SOLD                (1,049,309)       (352,763)           (28,300)      $   1,473 (a)    $     320 (A)   (1,428,579)
                                   -----------      ----------          ---------       ---------        ---------      -----------
  Gross profit                         448,034         167,391             40,255           1,473              320          657,473
SELLING, GENERAL AND
  ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES             (299,526)       (148,910)           (10,212)          1,937 (a)       (2,845)(B)     (452,493)
                                                                                            6,493 (b)         (400)(C)
                                                                                              970 (c)
NONRECURRING CHARGES                    (2,616)        (18,891)                                                             (21,507)
                                   -----------      ----------          ---------       ---------        ---------      -----------
  Operating income (loss)              145,892            (410)            30,043          10,873           (2,925)         183,473
INTEREST EXPENSE, net                  (41,462)         (6,389)                           (26,627)(d)      (17,000)(D)      (91,478)
                                   -----------      ----------          ---------       ---------        ---------      -----------
  Income (loss) before income
    taxes                              104,430          (6,799)            30,043         (15,754)         (19,925)          91,995
(PROVISION FOR) BENEFIT FROM
  INCOME TAXES                         (42,521)         (1,253)                            11,023 (e)       (4,047)(E)      (36,798)
                                   -----------      ----------          ---------       ---------        ---------      -----------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING
  OPERATIONS                       $    61,909      $   (8,052)         $  30,043       $  (4,731)(f)    $ (23,972)     $    55,197
                                   ===========      ==========          =========       =========        =========      ===========

SHARE DATA:
Earnings per common share:
    Basic                          $      3.38                                                                          $      3.02
                                   ===========                                                                          ===========
    Diluted                        $      3.30                                                                          $      2.94
                                   ===========                                                                          ===========

Weighted average common shares
  outstanding:
    Basic                               18,293                                                                               18,293
    Diluted                             18,754                                                                               18,754

<FN>
                        See accompanying Notes to the Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Income.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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                                     - 20 -

      CANANDAIGUA BRANDS, INC., MATTHEW CLARK plc AND DIAGEO PRODUCT LINES
          NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1999
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (in thousands)

MATTHEW CLARK ACQUISITION PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS:

(a)  Reflects  the  adjusted   depreciation  expense  related  to  the  acquired
     property,  plant and equipment of Matthew Clark on the assumption  that the
     Matthew Clark  Acquisition  had taken place on March 1, 1998.  These assets
     have been restated at their  estimated  fair market values and  depreciated
     using the Company's depreciation methods over the remaining useful lives of
     the assets. The decrease in depreciation  expense of $3,410, as compared to
     that recorded by Matthew  Clark,  was allocated to cost of product sold and
     selling, general and administrative expenses as indicated.

(b)  Reflects a decrease in amortization  expense of intangible assets of $6,493
     based upon  their  appraised  values,  using the  straight-line  method and
     estimated useful lives, predominately 40 years.

(c)  Reflects the  amortization  expense of capitalized  financing costs of $107
     over the term of the Credit  Agreement  used to finance the  Matthew  Clark
     Acquisition (72 months) using the effective  interest method, net of $1,077
     of amortization  expense recorded under the Company's  previously  existing
     credit agreement.

(d)  Reflects the additional  interest  expense  incurred on the debt to finance
     the Matthew Clark  Acquisition and the incremental  interest expense on the
     Company's  and Matthew  Clark's  existing  borrowings,  resulting  from the
     higher  interest  rate  in the  Credit  Agreement.  The  overall  effective
     interest rate was 8.8% per annum.

(e)  Reflects the tax effect of the pro forma  adjustments and the  repatriation
     of  profits,   excluding  the  impact  of  nondeductible  items,  primarily
     goodwill, using an effective tax rate of 40%.

(f)  Does not reflect the extraordinary treatment for the after tax write-off of
     $11.4 million ($0.61 per diluted share), representing the net book value of
     bank fees resulting  from the  extinguishment  of debt remaining  under the
     Company's previously existing credit agreement and the bank fees associated
     with the new Credit  Agreement,  tax effected at the  Company's  historical
     rate of 41%.

DIAGEO PRODUCT LINES ACQUISITION PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS:

(A)  Reflects  a  reduction  in  depreciation  expense  of $320  related  to the
     acquired  property,  plant and equipment of the Diageo Product Lines on the
     assumption  that the Diageo  Product Lines  acquisition  had taken place on
     March 1, 1998.  These  assets have been  restated at their  estimated  fair
     market values and depreciated using the Company's depreciation methods over
     the remaining useful lives of the assets.

(B)  Reflects  amortization  expense of  intangible  assets of $2,845 based upon
     their appraised values, using the straight-line method and estimated useful
     lives, predominately 40 years.

(C)  Reflects the amortization expense of capitalized financing costs associated
     with the Notes used to  finance  the  acquisition  of the  purchase  of the
     Diageo Product Lines over the life of the loan, ten years.

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                                     - 21 -

(D)  Reflects the additional  interest  expense incurred on the Notes to finance
     the Diageo Product Lines acquisition at an effective  interest rate of 8.5%
     per annum.

(E)  Reflects the additional  tax expense on the adjusted  income for the Diageo
     Product Lines, using an effective tax rate of 40%.

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                                                              - 22 -

<TABLE>
                               CANANDAIGUA BRANDS, INC. AND DIAGEO PRODUCT LINES
                            2000 SIX MONTHS PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                                   FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 1999
                                                  (UNAUDITED)
                                    (in thousands, except per share data)

<CAPTION>
                                                                                  PRO FORMA
                                                    HISTORICAL                   ADJUSTMENTS
                                      ------------------------------------      --------------
                                        Company           Diageo Product
                                      For the Six             Lines                For the
                                      Months Ended        For the Period        Diageo Product
                                       August 31,       March 1 - April 8,          Lines            Pro Forma
                                          1999                 1999              Acquisition         Combined
                                      ------------      ------------------      --------------      -----------
<S>                                   <C>                   <C>                   <C>               <C>
GROSS SALES                           $ 1,519,834           $ 14,264                               $ 1,534,098
  Less - excise taxes                    (368,085)            (6,000)                                 (374,085)
                                      -----------           --------              --------          -----------
NET SALES                               1,151,749              8,264                                  1,160,013
COST OF PRODUCT SOLD                     (806,499)            (3,698)             $     34 (a)         (810,163)
                                      -----------           --------              --------          -----------
  Gross profit                            345,250              4,566                    34              349,850
SELLING, GENERAL AND
  ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES                (235,821)            (1,188)                 (304)(b)         (237,356)
                                                                                       (43)(c)
NONRECURRING CHARGES                       (5,510)                                                       (5,510)
                                      -----------           --------              --------          -----------
  Operating income (loss)                 103,919              3,378                  (313)             106,984
INTEREST EXPENSE, net                     (50,675)                                  (1,816)(d)          (52,491)
                                      -----------           --------              --------          -----------
  Income (loss) before income
    taxes                                  53,244              3,378                (2,129)              54,493
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                (21,297)                                    (500)(e)          (21,797)
                                      -----------           --------              --------          -----------
NET INCOME (LOSS)                     $    31,947           $  3,378              $ (2,629)         $    32,696
                                      ===========           ========              ========          ===========

SHARE DATA:
Earnings per common share:
    Basic                             $      1.78                                                   $      1.82
                                      ===========                                                   ===========
    Diluted                           $      1.73                                                   $      1.77
                                      ===========                                                   ===========

Weighted average common shares
  outstanding:
    Basic                                  17,994                                                        17,994
    Diluted                                18,459                                                        18,459

<FN>
                     See accompanying Notes to the Pro Forma Combined Statement of Income.
</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                     - 23 -

                CANANDAIGUA BRANDS, INC. AND DIAGEO PRODUCT LINES
               NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                    FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 1999
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (in thousands)

DIAGEO PRODUCT LINES ACQUISITION PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS:

(a)  Reflects a reduction in depreciation expense of $34 related to the acquired
     property, plant and equipment of the Diageo Product Lines on the assumption
     that the Diageo Product Lines acquisition had taken place on March 1, 1998.
     These assets have been restated at their  estimated  fair market values and
     depreciated  using the  Company's  depreciation  methods over the remaining
     useful lives of the assets.

(b)  Reflects amortization expense of intangible assets of $304 based upon their
     appraised  values,  using the  straight-line  method and  estimated  useful
     lives, predominately 40 years.

(c)  Reflects the amortization expense of capitalized financing costs associated
     with the Notes used to  finance  the  acquisition  of the  purchase  of the
     Diageo Product Lines over the life of the loan, ten years.

(d)  Reflects the additional  interest  expense incurred on the Notes to finance
     the Diageo Product Lines acquisition at an effective  interest rate of 8.5%
     per annum.

(e)  Reflects the additional  tax expense on the adjusted  income for the Diageo
     Product Lines, using an effective tax rate of 40%.

<PAGE>
                                     - 24 -

                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, each
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                        CANANDAIGUA BRANDS, INC.

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Senior Vice
                                             President and Chief Financial
                                             Officer


                                  SUBSIDIARIES


                                        BATAVIA WINE CELLARS, INC.

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Treasurer


                                        CANANDAIGUA WINE COMPANY, INC.

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Treasurer


                                        CANANDAIGUA EUROPE LIMITED

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Treasurer


                                        CANANDAIGUA LIMITED

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Finance Director
                                             (Principal Financial Officer and
                                             Principal Accounting Officer)


                                        POLYPHENOLICS, INC.

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Vice President
                                             and Treasurer

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                                     - 25 -

                                        ROBERTS TRADING CORP.

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, President and
                                             Treasurer


                                        BARTON INCORPORATED

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Vice President


                                        BARTON BRANDS, LTD.

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Vice President


                                        BARTON BEERS, LTD.

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Vice President


                                        BARTON BRANDS OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Vice President


                                        BARTON BRANDS OF GEORGIA, INC.

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Vice President


                                        BARTON DISTILLERS IMPORT CORP.

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Vice President


                                        BARTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Vice President

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                                     - 26 -

                                        STEVENS POINT BEVERAGE CO.

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Vice President


                                        MONARCH IMPORT COMPANY

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Vice President


                                        THE VIKING DISTILLERY, INC.

Dated:  November 22, 1999               By:  /s/ Thomas S. Summer
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Thomas S. Summer, Vice President

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                                     - 27 -

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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(2)  PLAN OF ACQUISITION, REORGANIZATION, ARRANGEMENT, LIQUIDATION OR SUCCESSION

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(4)  INSTRUMENTS DEFINING THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS, INCLUDING INDENTURES

     Not Applicable.

(16) LETTER RE CHANGE IN CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

     Not Applicable.

(17) LETTER RE DIRECTOR RESIGNATION

     Not Applicable.

(20) OTHER DOCUMENTS OR STATEMENTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS

     Not Applicable.

(23) CONSENTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP (filed herewith).

(24) POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Not Applicable.

(27) FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE

     Not Applicable.

(99) ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS

     None


                                  EXHIBIT 23.1
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                        Consent of Independent Auditors


The Board of Directors
Canandaigua Brands, Inc.:


We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  registration  statements
(Nos. 33-26694,  33-56557 and 333-88391) on Form S-8 and (No. 333-67037) on Form
S-3 of Canandaigua  Brands, Inc. of our report dated June 24, 1999, with respect
to the statement of assets and liabilities  related to the product lines sold to
Canandaigua  Brands,  Inc.  as of April 9,  1999 and the  related  statement  of
identified  income and  expenses for the year ended  December  31,  1998,  which
report  appears in the Form 8-K/A  Amendment No. 2 of Canandaigua  Brands,  Inc.
dated April 9, 1999.


/s/ KPMG LLP

November 22, 1999






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