EXHIBIT 32.2


                WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE 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  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of The Chalone Wine Group,
Ltd. (the  "Company"),  hereby certify that to my knowledge the Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter  ended June 30, 2004 (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.  This  written  statement  is being  furnished  to the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission as an exhibit 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.


By: /s/ THOMAS B. SELFRIDGE
    _______________________
        Thomas B. Selfridge

August 16, 2004