EX-32.1 5 a2132441zex-32_1.htm EXHIBIT 32.1
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EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

        In connection with the quarterly report of Golden State Vintners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Jeffrey B. O'Neill, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbannes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), that to my knowledge:

        (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

/s/  JEFFREY B. O'NEILL      
Jeffrey B. O'Neill
Chief Executive Officer
May 13, 2004		    
     



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