SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2004

                          THE CHALONE WINE GROUP, LTD.
                          ____________________________

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         CALIFORNIA                   0-13406                     94-1696731
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                 (I.R.S Employer
     of incorporation)             File Number)              Identification No.)


                                621 Airpark Road
                             Napa, California 94558
          ____________________________________________________________
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (707) 254-4200






ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (c) Exhibits.

         99.1  Press  release  issued by the  registrant  dated May 14, 2004.


ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

     Attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and  incorporated  by reference  herein is
financial  information for the Chalone Wine Group, Ltd. for the first quarter of
2004 as presented in a press release of May 28, 2004.  The  information  in this
report shall not be treated as filed for the purposes of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.


                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  May 28, 2004                       The Chalone Wine Group, Ltd.
                                                   (Registrant)


                                           By:      /s/ SHAWN CONROY BLOM
                                                    _______________________
                                                    Shawn Conroy Blom
                                                    Chief Financial Officer



                                  Exhibit Index

         99.1     Press release issued by the registrant dated May 14, 2004.