THE BUILD A BETTER BURGER RECIPE CONTEST WILL RETURN!

If you didn’t enter this year, we’d love to sink our eyes and teeth into your recipe next year.   Come back next year to learn more about our 2024 recipe contest!

Wishing you good luck to everyone who entered this year contest!

Also, take a moment to read the Official Rules and FAQ.

TOP 5
FINALISTS


Congratulations to the Talented Five Finalists from our 2022 Build A Better Burger Recipe Contest!


2023 SIP
& SIZZLE STOPS


The 2023 Sutter Home Build a Better Burger Contest is going on the road again this year!

Click to see where and when the Sutter Home van may be coming to your neighborhood.

Make sure you're subscribed to our socials to see where we are stopping along the way!


LIGHTS, CAMERA,
BURGER!


Are you ready to show off your burger-making skills to the world?   We are excited to introduce video submissions as a new way to enter the contest!   That's right, you can now share your recipe and passion for pairing it with a Sutter Home wine in a 30 - 90 second video on your favorite social media platform.


THE BURGER
BASE


Even after 30 years of experiencing the juiciest eye-popping, jaw-dropping homemade burger recipes, we still believe that burgers taste way better with Sutter Home wines.

Thanks to many of you, we now have more than 10,000 original burger recipes and Sutter Home wine pairings for all to enjoy.


CONTEST PRIZES
& DETAILS


All burger recipes will be reviewed by a panel of experts to select the top in each region.   These Semi-Finalists will be invited to participate in a series of live cook-off tailgate events across the country that will culminate at the National Finals hosted at Sutter Home Winery in beautiful St. Helena, CA.

Anyone can enter, anyone can win the $25,000 Grand Prize.

BURGERS WILL BE SCORED ON:

  • Taste
  • Creativity
  • Ease of Preparation
  • Wine Pairing