EXHIBIT 23.1

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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

         We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  of The Chalone  Wine Group,  Ltd. on Form S-3 of our report dated May
18, 1998, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Chalone Wine Group,
Ltd.  for the year ended  March 31,  1998 and to the  reference  to us under the
heading  "Experts"  in the  Prospectus,  which  is  part  of  this  Registration
Statement.


January 22, 1999
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Francisco, California