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Did someone say $25K? Photograph of a woman about to bite into a big burger, alongside a logo for the Sutter Home Family Vineyards Build a Better Burger contest.

Build A Better Burger

What Does a $25,000 Burger Look Like?

Meet Stephen Lukasik from Livonia Michigan, the 2025 Grand Prize Winner of Sutter Home’s 35th anniversary Build a Better Burger contest.

Meet Stephen

Build A Better Burger

Meet the 2025 Judges

What a year 2025 has been! It’s hard to believe that we are winding down another anniversary of our Sutter Home Build a Better Burger® Recipe Contest. It is an absolute honor to be in the presence of the most distinguished judges who are from culinary, wine, and media backgrounds.

Meet the Judges

Build A Better Burger

Check out last year’s podium-worthy recipes from our five finalists. See if you side with our judge’s final choice.

Build A Better Burger

Burgers taste way better when paired with Sutter Home.

Build A Better Burger

Build a Better Burger: Contest History

RECIPES

Previous Finalists' Recipes

Build a Better Burger

Zinful Beef Burger

Wine Pairing: White Zinfandel

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Build a Better Burger

Char Siu Glazed Banh Mi Burgers with Pickled Carrots & Pork Pâté

Wine Pairing: Fruit Infusions Sweet Peach

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Build a Better Burger

Goat Cheese & Basil Stuffed Burger with Blackberry-Cabernet BBQ Sauce & Crispy Onion Strings

Wine Pairing: Fruit Infusions Wild Berry​

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BurgerBase

For over 30 years, now, we still believe that burgers taste way better with Sutter Home wines.  That’s why we love hosting the Sutter Home Build a Better Burger® Recipe Contest. Thanks to many of you, we now have over 10,000 original burger recipes and Sutter Home wine pairings for all to enjoy.

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