Proudly Recognized as the 63rd Best Winery in the World by World's Best Vineyards
Proudly Recognized as the 63rd Best Winery in the World by World's Best Vineyards

2025 Black-Eyed Pea Cook-Off

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

William Chris Vineyards

Event Details:

Cheers to the New Year at William Chris Vineyards!

Celebrate 2025 with a Texas-sized New Year's culinary competition at our Annual Black-Eyed Pea Cook-Off! Welcome another year with this delectable New Year's Day tradition that celebrates the very essence of Texas in every mouthwatering bite.

Join us for an afternoon filled with delicious food, live music, fun lawn games and, of course, Texas Wine. Your ticket not only secures you a spot at the heart of Texas-sized culinary competition but also treats you to a welcome glass of our finest wine, a good luck plate from our culinary team packed with savory flavors including sausage, braised collards, buttered cornbread, and a special Black-eyed pea dish, Hoppin' John. Plus, you'll get an exclusive t-shirt to remember the day by and the chance to taste and vote for your favorite Black-eye pea dish. Adults can join in the fun for $50 and kids for just
$20.
Kid Tickets Here


Calling All Cooks

Grab your favorite kitchen partner and form one of the twelve two-person teams that will compete in this year's cook-off. Secure your entry with a fee of $75 per team, and prepare to impress the crowd that will vote the winners to glory. Along with wine-sipping satisfaction, the top three teams will savor cash prizes, and the grand prize winner will relish a $500 reward and a case of William Chris Wine as our WCV Black-Eyed Pea Champion. Feel like you have what it takes to take home the Grand Prize? Enter Here!