Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SANDS ROBERT	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. [ STZ ]	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 & CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/17/2018
(Street) VICTOR, NY 14564 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B (convertible) Common Stock	(1)	1/17/2018		J   (2)			1350000.0000	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	1350000.0000	(2)	1350000.0000   (3)	I	by RCT 2015 Business Holdings LP   (4)
Class B (convertible) Common Stock	(1)	1/17/2018		J   (2)			1412492.0000	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	1412492.0000	(2)	1412492.0000   (3)	I	by RSS 2015 Business Holdings LP   (5)
Class B (convertible) Common Stock	(1)							(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	22746786.0000		22746786.0000   (3)	I	by RRA&Z Holdings LLC   (6)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer on a one-to-one basis at any time at the option of the holder. The ticker symbol for Class B Common Stock is STZ.B.
(2)	On January 17, 2018, Mr. Sands sold his 100% interest in RCT 2015 Business Management LLC ("RCT 2015 Management") and RSS 2015 Business Management LLC ("RSS 2015 Management") to a family trust. RCT 2015 Management holds a 0.0257% general partner interest in RCT 2015 Business Holdings LP ("RCT 2015 Holdings") and RSS 2015 Management holds a 0.0246% general partner interest in RSS 2015 Business Holdings LP ("RSS 2015 Holdings").
(3)	Except to the extent that the reporting person has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in securities owned by the applicable limited partnerships, the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with the respect to the 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.
(4)	RCT 2015 Holdings is a limited partnership and its co-general partners are RCT 2015 Management and WildStar Partners LLC ("WildStar").
(5)	RSS 2015 Holdings is a limited partnership and its co-general partners are RSS 2015 Management and WildStar.
(6)	RRA&Z Holdings LLC ("RRA&Z") is the sole member of WildStar. WildStar holds a 0.045% co-general partner interest in various Sands Family limited partnerships including RCT 2015 Holdings and RSS 2015 Holdings. The reporting person is a member and co-manager of RRA&Z and is also the manager of WildStar. Securities indirectly held by RRA&Z include those held directly by RCT 2015 Holdings and RSS 2015 Holdings.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SANDS ROBERT C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100 VICTOR, NY 14564	X	X	President & CEO

Signatures
/s/ Thomas M. Farace, Attorney-in-Fact		1/19/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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