Constellation Brands, Inc.
A maker of beer, wine, and spirits, Constellation Brands is the top imported beer seller in the U.S., home to Modelo Especial, Corona Extra, Pacifico, and Victoria, plus premium wines and spirits like Kim Crawford and High West. It began in 1945 when Marvin Sands turned a former sauerkraut factory in Canandaigua, New York, into a winery, renaming the company Constellation Brands in 2000. Its first hit wine, Richard's Wild Irish Rose, was named after the founder's son.