Cheers and Chefs’ Hats off to Our Top 12 Semifinalists in This Year’s  Sutter Home Build a Better Burger™ Recipe Contest.

Big shoutout to all who’ve entered and to all who’ve made it this far. Since 1990, our Sutter Home Build a Better Burger Recipe Contest™ has been cooking up a storm, and thanks to so many of you, there’s no end in sight.

Seems like all of us still believe that burgers taste way better with Sutter Home. 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 overcome with joy from everyone’s juicy, jaw-dropping, and delicious Build a Better Burger™ Recipe entries and Sutter Home wine pairings.  Now, we are thrilled to be sharing our top 12 semifinalists. Hope you savor them as much as we do. Here they are:

Diane Collins – Greek Chickpea Burgers

Brooke Lewis-Slamkova – Luscious Peach & Pork Burger

Nathan Merkle – Ground Beef Wellington Burger

James Williamson – Smoky Stuffed Cheeseburger With Bourbon Onions & Marinated Trumpet Mushrooms

Pamela Gelsomini – Mediterraniean Lamb, Feta & Olive Burgers With Two Pepper Slaw & Feta Tzatziki

Melissa Bennett – French Onion Soup Burger

Heath Mason – Spicy Cowboy Burger

Christian Henshaw – Candied Jalapeño Crème Burger With Fried Avocado

Patty Eaton – Uber Reuben Burger

Michaela Rosenthal – White Barbecue Sauced Veal & Pork Burgers With Fried Green Tomatoes

Wade Fortin – The Flaming Opa! Burger

Pamela E Forrest – Mac & Cheese Burger