Exhibit 23.3


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR


We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in The  Chalone  Group  Ltd.'s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-38070, 33-38038, 33-38037, 33-46966,
33-77086 and 333-80209) and Form S-3 (Nos. 33-89030 and 333-71287) of our report
on the audit of the consolidated  financial statements of The Chalone Wine Group
Ltd.,  as of December  31, 2002 and 2001,  and for the year ended  December  31,
2002,  and the nine months ended  December  31, 2001.  Our report which is dated
February 21, 2003,  appears in The Chalone  Wine Group Ltd.'s  Annual  Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. Our report refers to a change in
the method of accounting for goodwill in 2002.


                               /s/ MOSS ADAMS LLP


Santa Rosa, California
March 27, 2003