EXHIBIT 32.1

                WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

Solely  for the  purposes  of  complying  with 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  I, the
undersigned  Vice  President  and Chief  Financial  Officer of The Chalone  Wine
Group,  Ltd. (the  "Company"),  hereby certify that, to her  knowledge,  (or the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2003
(the  "Report")  fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 and that  information  contained in the Report
fairly presents,  in all material respects,  the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.


By:   /s/ SHAWN M. CONROY BLOM
   ______________________________
          Shawn M. Conroy Blom

August 13, 2003



This  written  statement  is being  furnished  to the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission as an exhiit to such Form 10-Q. A signed  original of this  statement
has been  provided  to the  Company  and will be  retained  by the  Company  and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.