EXHIBIT 23.1

Deloitte &
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  of The Chalone  Wine Group,  Ltd. on Form S-8 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.


June 8, 1999
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Francisco, California

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