HALL Cabernet Cookoff | Napa Valley

Don't miss Napa's greatest food and wine pairing event!

Save the Date! Tickets on sale now!

The 11^thannual Cabernet Cookoff, Napa Valley’s largest food and wine pairing competition, takes place on Saturday, April 25, 2020. 15 notable chef teams compete for a charity of their choice by preparing a seasonal dish that pairs best with HALL Cabernet. Guests in attendance vote for the coveted People’s Choice Award and a panel of celebrity judges vote for the Judges' Choice Award. The 2019 Cabernet Cookoff raised $106,000 for the community, bringing the total amount raised in ten years to $1 million dollars.

The 2020 line-up of celebrity judges & chef teams will be announced mid-February.

11am-12pm VIP Preview $250 - VIP TICKETS SOLD OUT | 12pm-3pm Main Event $150

Last Year's Cabernet Cookoff

Last Year's Winners

Last Year's Judges

Natalie Morales
TODAY West Coast Anchor and Host of Access

Raj Mathai
NBC Bay Area News Anchor

Wendi McLendon-Covey
Actress, ABC's The Goldbergs

Shep Rose
Television Personality

Ken Frank
Michelin-Rated Chef, La Toque

Virginie Boone
Wine Critic, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Last Year's Chefs

Bounty Hunter Wine Bar and Smokin' BBQ
Brandon Watts
Charity: Napa Humane Society

Brix
Cary Delbridge
Charity: Soroptimist International of Vallejo

Paula LeDuc Fine Catering
Daniel Capra
Charity: St. Helena Hospital Foundation

InterContinental Mark Hopkins
Chad Bayless
Charity: Swords to Plowshares

Goose and Gander
Nic Jones
Charity: Hands Across The Valley

Press
Philip Moratin
Charity: Voices: Foster Care to Independence

Acacia House
Matt Borbon
Charity: CIA Scholarship Fund

One Market Restaurant
Mark Dommen
Charity: Collabria Care

Harvest Table
Chris Kurth
Charity: St. Helena Farmers’ Market

Kaiyō
Michelle Mathews
Charity: NEWS

Blossom Catering
Nate Smith
Charity: Napa Valley Food Pantry

Gran Eléctrica
Ignacio Beltran
Charity: Puertas Abiertas

Tarla Mediterranean Bar + Grill
Chef Jason Naaman
Charity: Zero Prostate Cancer Napa Valley

Last Year's VIP Preview

Little Prince
Ari Taymor

We hosted a VIP Preview experience with celebrity Chef Ari Taymor alongside Vintner Kathryn Hall. Chef Ari created a seasonal, farm-to-table dish live for the VIP guests in a cooking demo format.