

Enter your burger recipe for a chance to win $25,000!
Build a Better Burger® recipe contest returns! Imagine the excitement of creating your own scrumptious burger recipe and serving it, paired perfectly with Sutter Home Wine. Better yet - what if our esteemed panel of judges from our Sutter Home Build a Better Burger® recipe contest decide that your recipe is worth a whopping $25,000?
So, don't be shy. Show off your burger-making skills by entering your very own recipe this year. Don't forget to check out our previous winning recipes and Sutter Home wine pairings for some inspiration.
Get ready to sizzle, and good luck!
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Dinner Date Sweepstakes
July 14, 2025
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TOP 5 FINALISTS 2024
Congratulations to our talented five finalists from 2024! Check out the top-notch recipes of our five finalists here.
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.
Click here to search over 10,000 burger recipes and wine pairings.
CONTEST PRIZES & DETAILS
All burger recipes will be reviewed by a panel of experts to select the top five finalists.
These five finalists will be invited to compete in the National Final Cook-off hosted at Sutter Home Winery in beautiful St. Helena, CA. Anyone can enter, anyone can have the chance to win the $25,000 Grand Prize.
Burgers will be scored on:
- Taste
- Creativity
- Ease of Preparation
- Wine Pairing