CHALONE WINE GROUP LTD
SC 13D/A, 1999-04-20
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 13)*

                          The Chalone Wine Group, Ltd.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                           Common Stock, no par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    157639105
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                             Michael A. Varet, Esq.
                             Piper & Marbury L.L.P.
                           1251 Avenue of the Americas
                          New York, New York 10020-1104
                                 (212) 835-6250
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   (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                               and Communications)

                                 April 19, 1999
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule
13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4),
check the following box  |_|.

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement
|_|. (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a
previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See
Rule 13d-7.)

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should
be filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to
whom copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a
prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to
all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


                                                      SEC 1746 (12-91)

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                                                          SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  157639105                                   Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)
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2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                    (a) |_|
                                                                    (b) |_|
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3   SEC USE ONLY
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4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

    WC
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5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
    2(d) or 2(e)                                                        |_|
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6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    France
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             7   SOLE VOTING POWER

 NUMBER OF             4,530,301

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   SHARES    8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
  OWNED BY             0
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    EACH     9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 REPORTING
   PERSON              4,530,301
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    WITH     10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       0
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           4,530,301
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
     SHARES*                                                            |_|


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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

           49.7
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

           CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
             (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE
                                  ATTESTATION




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           This amends the  Statement  on  Schedule  13D dated April 19,
1989, as amended by Amendments Nos. 1 through 12 thereto  (collectively,
the "Schedule  13D")  previously  filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission by Domaines  Barons de Rothschild  (Lafite),  with respect to
its beneficial  ownership of common stock,  no par value, of The Chalone
Wine Group, Ltd., a California corporation.

      Item 1.  Security and Issuer.

           This  statement  relates  to the Common  Stock,  no par value
(the  "Common  Stock") of The Chalone  Wine Group,  Ltd.,  a  California
corporation  (the  "Company").  The address of the  Company's  principal
executive office is 621 Airpark Road, Napa, California  94585-6272.

      Item 2.  Identity and Background.

           Response unchanged.

      Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

           On April  19,  1999,  Domaines  acquired  624,476  shares  of
Common  Stock  from  the  Company  upon  exercise  by  Domaines  of  its
conversion  rights  pursuant  to $5.5  million  principal  amount of the
Company's  5%  Convertible   Subordinated  Debentures  due  1999,  at  a
conversion price of $8.80738 per share.

      Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

           All of the  shares  of  Common  Stock  acquired  by  Domaines
pursuant to all previously  reported  transactions  and the  transaction
which is the subject of this  Amendment  were  acquired for  investment.
Domaines does not have any present plan or intention  which would result
in or relate to any of the transactions  described in subparagraphs  (a)
through (j) of Item 4 of the Instructions to Schedule 13D.



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      Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

           (a) As of April 19, 1999,  Domaines  beneficially  owned,  an
aggregate of 4,530,301  shares of Common Stock,  which includes  416,667
shares  of  Common  Stock  issuable  upon the  exercise  of the  Warrant
acquired  by Domaines  on October  25,  1995 (the "1995  Warrant").  The
shares of Common Stock  beneficially  owned by Domaines  represent  49.7
percent of the Common  Stock  outstanding,  after  giving  effect to the
additional  shares of Common Stock  issuable on the exercise of the 1995
Warrants,  based on a total of 8,698,226 shares  outstanding on February 
11, 1999 (as reported in the Company's Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter 
ended December 31, 1998).


           (b) Domaines has sole voting and  dispositive  power over all
shares of Common Stock it holds.

           (c) On April 19, 1999,  Domaines  acquired  624,476 shares of
Common Stock from the Company  upon  exercise of its  conversion  rights
pursuant  to  $5.5  million   principal   amount  of  the  Company's  5%
Convertible  Subordinated  Debentures  due 1999.  Domaines also received
$2.57 cash in lieu of a  fractional  share.  Other than  acquisition  of
the shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the  debentures,  Domaines
has not  effected any  transaction  in shares of Common Stock during the
past sixty days.

           (d)  Not applicable.

           (e)  Not applicable

      Item 6.  Contracts,  Arrangements,  Understandings or Relationships 
               With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

           Response unchanged.

      Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

           The following are filed herewith as Exhibits:

           Exhibit                          Description

           None



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                                  SIGNATURE

           After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the best of its  knowledge
and belief, the undersigned  certifies that the information set forth in
this Statement is true, complete and correct.

      Dated:   April 20, 1999  DOMAINES BARONS DE ROTHSCHILD (LAFITE)

                               By   /s/Michael A. Varet
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                                    Michael A. Varet
                                    Attorney-in-Fact




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