EXHIBIT  32.1

                     CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906,
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


Thomas B. Selfridge,  President and Chief Executive  Officer of the Chalone Wine
Group (the "Company"), hereby certifies to the best of his knowledge:

     (1)  The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  December 31,
          2003 of the Company (the "Report) fully complies with the requirements
          of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable,  of the Securities  Exchange
          Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company at the dates and for the periods indicated.

The foregoing  certification  is being furnished  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350
and is not  being  filed  as  part of the  Report  or as a  separate  disclosure
document.


  /s/ THOMAS B. SELFRIDGE
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Thomas B. Selfridge
President and Chief Executive Officer
March 30, 2004

A  signed  copy  of  the  written  statement  required  by  section  906  of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 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.