Bravo to the Top 20 Semifinalists in This Year’s Sutter Home Build a Better Burger Recipe Contest!

After 28 years, we still believe that burgers taste way better with Sutter Home. Turns out, so do many of you. So, it’s not a surprise that we had another great year of submissions for our Sutter Home Build a Better Burger Recipe Contest.

All of us at Sutter Home Family Vineyards are once again overwhelmed with your scrumptious burger recipe creations and Sutter Home wine pairings. We are getting closer and closer to awarding the grand prize.

Like every year, we are honored to share our top 20 Build a Better Burger semifinalists, along with their recipes and wine pairings. Hope you savor them as much as we do. Here they are:

1. Tyler Norby – Red Rub Bacon Swiss Burger paired with Sutter Home Cabernet Sauvignon
2. Jodi Taffel – Carne Asada Tostone Burger with Elote Corn Relish and Spicy Jalapeño Crema paired with Sutter Home Sangria
3. Bob Aicher – The Parallel Burger paired with Sutter Home Pinot Noir
4. Jaree Caprini – Salsa Burger paired with Sutter Home Chardonnay
5. Michele Kusma – Mexican Street Corn Black Bean Burgers paired with Sutter Home Zinfandel
6. Sonya Goergen – The Piquillo Burger paired with Sutter Home Sauvignon Blanc
7. Crystal Schlueter – Norse Style Pork Sliders with Red Onion Mulled Wine Jam paired with Sutter Home Pinot Noir
8. Monica Marolt – A Dilly of a Burger with Crunchy “Shake It, Baby” Red Slaw paired with Sutter Home Zinfandel
9. Lori Nelson – Backyard Banh Mi Burger paired with New Sutter Home Rosé
10. Deborah Walker – The All-American Burger paired with Sutter Home Zinfandel
11. Rebecka Evans – The Big Texan: Fried Green Tomato Burger paired with Sutter Home Pinot Grigio
12. M. Elizabeth Aristeguieta – Shrimp Pad Thai Burger with Chili Lime Mayonnaise paired with Sutter Home Moscato
13. Denise Caiazzo – Pork Hamburgers with Egg Ricotta and Rosemary paired with Sutter Home Red Moscato 
14. Christopher Ansardi – Blackened Heaven paired with Sutter Home Sangria
15. Kathi Taylor – Poutine Burger paired with Sutter Home Red Moscato
16. Jill Gilber – The Cherry Best Burger paired with Sutter Home Cabernet Sauvignon
17. Julie Beckwith – Peruvian-Inspired Burgers with Green Sauce and Quick-Pickled Red Onions paired with Sutter Home Sauvignon Blanc
18. Lorraine Fina Stevenski – Floridian Mexi-Burger with Pineapple Pico de Gallo and Spicy Pink Buttermilk Ranch Sauce paired with Sutter Home Red Blend
19. Evelyn Luckenbill – Front Porch Burger paired with Sutter Home White Zinfandel
20. Joe Ricci – Swan’s German Market Burger paired with Sutter Home Sauvignon Blanc