UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2

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

Golden State Vintners, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class B Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

38121K208

(CUSIP Number)

January 9, 2004

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o	Rule 13d-1(b)
ý	Rule 13d-1(c)
o	Rule 13d-1(d)

*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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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).

CUSIP No.  38121K208
	1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) Hank Uberoi
	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)		o
		(b)		o
	3.	SEC Use Only
	4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S. Citizen U.S.A.
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			5.		Sole Voting Power 343,490 shares of Class B Common Stock
			6.		Shared Voting Power 0
			7.		Sole Dispositive Power See Row 5 above.
			8.		Shared Dispositive Power 0
	9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person See Row 5 above.
	10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o CERTAIN SHARES*
	11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) Approximately 6.6% as of the date of this filing (based on 5,170,459 shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding as of December 23, 2003).
	12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN

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Item 1.
	(a)	Name of Issuer GOLDEN STATE VINTNERS, INC.
	(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices 607 Airpark Road Napa, California 94558
Item 2.
	(a)	Name of Person Filing Hank Uberoi
	(b)	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence c/o Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. 131 S. Dearborn Street, 32nd Floor Chicago, Illinois 60603
	(c)	Citizenship U.S. Citizen
	(d)	Title of Class of Securities Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
	(e)	CUSIP Number 38121K208
Item 3.	If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
	(a)	o	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
	(b)	o	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(c)	o	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(d)	o	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).
	(e)	o	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
	(f)	o	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g)	o	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
	(h)	o	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

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	(i)	o	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
	(j)	o	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box.  ý
Item 4.	Ownership
HANK UBEROI
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
	(a)	Amount beneficially owned:    343,490 shares of Class B Common Stock
	(b)	Percent of class:    Approximately 6.6% as of the date of this filing (based on 5,170,459 shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding as of December 23, 2003).
	(c)	Number of shares as to which the person has:
		(i)		Sole power to vote or to direct the vote    See item (a) above.
		(ii)		Shared power to vote or to direct the vote     0
		(iii)		Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of    See item (a) above.
		(iv)		Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of    0
Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following   o
Not Applicable.
Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not Applicable.

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Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
Not Applicable.
Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not Applicable.
Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable.
Item 10.	Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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Signature

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

Dated this 23rd day of January, 2004

/s/ Hank Uberoi

Hank Uberoi

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