We Eat with Our Eyes First

We’re getting even closer to awarding the $25,000 grand prize in our Sutter Home 2018 Build a Better Burger Recipe Contest.  This year’s top five national finalists are so irresistibly eye-popping and scrumptious that they deserved their own page and stage. So, get ready to experience burger nirvana.

Our top five finalists would love for you to re-create their winning burger recipes and wine pairings in the comfort of your own kitchen.  So, feel free to print them out and have fun cooking up your favorites.

Remember, if you have a burger recipe and wine pairing you believe is worthy of our $25,000 grand prize, you can enter our Build A Better Burger Recipe Contest next year.

Crystal Schlueter, Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Norse Style Pork Sliders with Red Onion Mulled Wine Jam paired with Sutter Home Pinot Noir

Jill Gilber, New York — The Cherry Best Burger paired with Sutter Home Cabernet Sauvignon

Julie Beckwith, Chicago, Illinois — Peruvian-Inspired Burgers with Green Sauce & Quick-Pickled Red Onions paired with Sutter Home Sauvignon Blanc

Rebecka Evans, Washington, DC — The Big Texan: Fried Green Tomato Burger paired with Sutter Home Pinot Grigio

Tyler Norby, San Francisco, California — Red Rub Bacon Swiss Burger paired with Sutter Home Cabernet Sauvignon