INDEPENDENT  AUDITORS  CONSENT

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement  Nos.
33-38070,  33-46966  and  33-77086 on Form S-8 and  Registration  Statement  No.
33-89030 on Form S-3, of the CHALONE Wine Group, Ltd., of our report dated March
11, 1996 appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of the CHALONE Wine Group,  Ltd. for the year ended  December 31,  1995.




San Francisco, California
March 11, 1996