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Italian/Mediterranean Craft Chocolatier Competition – Winners 2021-22

novembre 28, 2021 4:23 pm by International Chocolate Awards in Results, Uncategorized @ca, Winners

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The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the Italian/Mediterranean Craft Chocolatier Competition, which was judged during autumn 2021. This competition was open to all companies with their main business or head office in the countries listed: Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and all Middle East and North African companies.

The combined Italian National and Mediterranean regional chocolate competition brings together cultures and chocolate companies sharing the influence and ingredients of the Mediterranean sea. Winners will pass through to the World Final in April-May 2022.

This regional competition awards prizes for craft chocolatier products including filled chocolates/bonbons, pralines, enrobed fruits and nuts and chocolate spreads made with chocolate couverture OR bean-to-bar chocolate as well as  flavoured bars made with couverture. Plain/origin and flavoured bean-to-bar products from all European, Middle Eastern and African chocolate makers will be judged at the 2021-22 European Bean-to-bar Chocolate Maker competition.

For the 2021-22 season, we’re relaunching our filled chocolate competitions as “Craft Chocolatier Competitions”, with an increasing focus on cacao sourcing and traceability. With these ideals in mind, we have made the decision that, starting with the 2021-22 season, all our chocolatier competitions will now be solely dedicated to dark and milk chocolate products made with cacao with an identifiable and traceable source. (Note: this rule does not currently apply to white chocolate or cocoa butter). This new approach reflects not only current trends in craft chocolate, but also our own founding philosophy and focus on fine cacao.

The International Chocolate Awards is an independent competition recognising excellence in fine chocolate making and in the products made with fine chocolate.

Judges

The judges were drawn from local experts, food journalists and pastry chefs and members of our permanent international Grand Jury and guest judges.

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Prizes

The categories judged included flavoured chocolate bars, filled chocolates, enrobed fruits and nuts and chocolate spreads, as well as flavoured bars (not bean-to-bar) and are based on yearly feedback from our entrants and in consultation with the fine chocolate industry. All judging is anonymised, including at the Grand Jury final session, where Golds, Silver and Bronze prizes are awarded by private voting according to the Grand Jury rules.

** Bean-to-bar chocolatier products – recognising the growing trend of flavoured bars and filled chocolate made by chocolate makers, winning products made with an entrant’s own chocolate are marked with (**).

Awards are awarded only to entries that meet the required standard for each prize.

(Prizes are shown in score order for each medal)

Barres de sabors

Barres de xocolata negra amb inclusions o trossos

Bronze: Gardini  (Italy) – “Rustico” (84.6)

Barres de xocolata negra amb un farcit

Bronze: Gardini  (Italy) – “Insolito” Gianduia Salata (85.5)

Barres de xocolata amb llet amb una infusió o aroma

Silver: Kaitxo  (Spain) – Etxeko Masala (87.3)

Bronze: Gardini  (Italy) – Cacao & Sale Dolce, con liquerizia (84.6)

Barres de xocolata amb llet amb inclusions o trossos

Gold: Joan Baixas  (Spain) – Chocolate con leche 51% con kikos (88.8)

+ Special: Gastronomic

Silver: Kaitxo  (Spain) – Txokolate con leche con regaliz y violet (86.1)

Barres de xocolata blanca amb una infusió o aroma

Gold: T’a Milano  (Italy) – Tavoletta Bianco Caramello e Liquirizia (88.4)

Bronze: T’a Milano  (Italy) – Tavoletta Caramello e Sale delle Hawaii (84.8)

Barres de xocolata blanca amb inclusions o trossos

Silver: Bruno Chocolate  (Israel) – Yuzu-Basilic (87.2)

Ganaches, palets, bombons i trufes ganache

Ganaches xocolata negra sense aromatitzar o trufes

Silver: Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté  (Italy) – Alternative (87.9) (**)

Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) – Perù Buffalo Cream (87.9)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Bronze: Casa Cacao | El Celler de Can Roca  (Spain) – Piura’s 66% Chocolate Bonbon (85.1) (**)

Ganaches o trufes de xocolata negra aromatitzada

Gold: Giuseppe Manilia  (Italy) – Rosemary lavanda e fondente (89.9)

Silver: Casa Cacao | El Celler de Can Roca  (Spain) – Girona Apple and Thyme bonbon (88.1) (**)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Casa Cacao | El Celler de Can Roca  (Spain) – The Macallan DoubleCask 12 Yrs Bonbon (87.1) (**)

Silver: Casa Cacao | El Celler de Can Roca  (Spain) – The Great Chocolate (87.1) (**)

Silver: Joan Baixas  (Spain) – Bombón ganache Origen Piura con mucílago (86.9) (**)

Silver: Bellantoni Cioccolato  (Italy) – Dragée Rum e Uvetta (86.3)

Bronze: Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté  (Italy) – Xela (85.9) (**)

Ganaches o trufes de xocolata blanca

Gold: Ronen Aflalo  (Israel) – The yuzu bonbon (89.2)

Bronze: Monia Achille  (Italy) – Marrakech (85.2)

Ganaches o trufes utilitzant recobriment o farcit negre / amb llet

Gold: Stefania Massera – Pasticceria Gino Massera  (Italy) – Polenta e lacc (Polenta e latte) (88.1)

+ Special: Gastronomic

Silver: Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté  (Italy) – Mucillago (90.5) (**)

Silver: Stefania Massera – Pasticceria Gino Massera  (Italy) – Al Malinteisa (Il Malinteso) (87.9)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: JackRabbit Chocolate Studio  (South Africa) – Spicey Blonde & Clemengold (86.6)

Bombons a base de fruits secs, nous recobertes

Bombons a base de fruita seca / gianduja amb xocolata negra

Gold: Guido Castagna  (Italy) – Pralina Menta Liquirizia (94.8)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Guido Castagna  (Italy) – Giuinott (94.3)

+ Gold: Gianduiotto

Silver: Guido Castagna  (Italy) – Pralina Malva Cardamomo (93.7)

Silver: Guido Castagna  (Italy) – Pralina Pistacchio (92.6)

Silver: Guido Castagna  (Italy) – Pralina Calendula Cannella (90.2)

Silver: Monia Achille  (Italy) – Mmmiele (89.5)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Giuseppe Manilia  (Italy) – Croccantino alla nocciola (86.3)

Bronze: Fiore 1827  (Italy) – Pralina Cassata Fiorenza (84.5)

Massapà recobert de xocolata negra

Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) – Origano Selvatico di Montagna e Limone (93.6)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) – Violetta Selvatica (93.2)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Dragees de xocolata negra, nous senceres recobertes

Gold: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) – Nocciola Piemonte Bassinata al Gianduia (92.1)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Praliné a base de nous / gianduja amb xocolata amb llet

Gold: Ronen Aflalo  (Israel) – Tehini bonbon (88.3)

+ Special: Gastronomic

Silver: Bellantoni Cioccolato  (Italy) – Cremino Nocciola e Caffè (86.7)

Nut based pralines with white chocolate

Silver: Caon Chocolate  (Italy) – Matcha Love (87.7)

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) – Cremino al Pistacchio (86.9)

Dragees de xocolata blanca, nous senceres recobertes

Gold: Bellantoni Cioccolato  (Italy) – Dragèe Pinolo alla Camomilla (94.4)

Silver: Bellantoni Cioccolato  (Italy) – Dragée Pistacchio al Cardamomo (89.6)

Bronze: Casa Cacao | El Celler de Can Roca  (Spain) – Pistachio with Green Peas Chocolate (85.8) (**)

+ Special: Gastronomic

Praliné a base de nous / gianduja amb xocolata amb llet …

Gold: Gardini  (Italy) – Cremino con liquirizia (93.2)

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) – Cremino con Amarene (91.3)

Silver: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) – Cremino tre colori (90.7)

Silver: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) – Piccolo gianduja (90.4)

Silver: Varvaro  (Italy) – Cremino al Pistacchio e Nocciole (89.1)

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) – Cremino con Noci (88.7)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté  (Italy) – Persi pien (88.5) (**)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Stefania Massera – Pasticceria Gino Massera  (Italy) – Ninsòla dla Bessa (Nocciola della Bessa) (87.6)

Bronze: Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza  (Italy) – DiPC (85.3)

+ Special: Gastronomic

+ Special: Local ingredients

Altres – fruita / sucre / mantega / crema

Pastes de fruita recobertes de xocolata negra, gelatina/gelée

Bronze: JackRabbit Chocolate Studio  (South Africa) – Cape Gooseberry & Strawberry (85.9)

Pastes de fruita recobertes de xocolata amb llet, gelatina/gelée ..

Gold: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) – Prugna Menta e Sedano (88.7)

Fruita sencera recoberta de xocolata negra

Gold: Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza  (Italy) – Sgranfgnòn – Boero (94.5)

+ Special: Classic

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) – Ciliegia al Cognac (89.9)

Silver: Maychoco  (Spain) – Mango bañado en `bean to bar´70% Perú (86.2) (**)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Bronze: Fattoria La Vialla di Gianni, Antonio e Bandino Lo Franco  (Italy) – Scorza di arancia candita al cioccolato (84.8)

Fruita sencera recoberta de xocolata amb llet

Bronze: Le Cacaoyer  (Greece) – Vostizza currants (85.7) (**)

Fruita sencera recoberta de xocolata blanca

Bronze: Maychoco  (Spain) – Mango con chocolate blanco 39% y lavanda (85.9) (**)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Manon / mantega / crema recoberta de xocolata negra ..

Silver: Stefania Massera – Pasticceria Gino Massera  (Italy) – Torta dla nòna (Torta della nonna) (87.7)

+ Special: Reinterpretation

Cremes per untar

Cremes per untar de xocolata negra (sense llet en pols)

Gold: Guido Castagna  (Italy) – +55 crema nocciola (93.0)

Silver: Fiore 1827  (Italy) – Fiore di nocciola (87.2)

Silver: Il Cocciolato  (Italy) – Ooh mamma tre (86.4) (**)

Bronze: Puchero  (Spain) – Puchero Hazelnut Chocolate Spread (85.6) (**)

Cremes per untar de xocolata amb llet

Gold: Monia Achille  (Italy) – Me (88.2)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté  (Italy) – Amelina classica alla nocciola (87.1)

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) – Mia, Naturalmente EVO (86.6)

+ Special: Local ingredients

(*)  Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.

(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.