Italian/Mediterranean Chocolatier Competition 2020 – Grand Jury Finalists

julio 13, 2020 6:00 pm by International Chocolate Awards in Finalists @es

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the Italian/Mediterranean Chocolatier Competition which was judged during spring 2020.

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

The Grand Jury Finalists are the entries that made it through to the final Grand Jury round, following an initial technical Selection round and a main round of judging. The Finalists are the nominations from which the Grand Jury select the prize winners, through private voting. The Grand Jury follow strict rules, which you can read here (PDF).

The 2020 Italian/Mediterranean Chocolatier Finalists are:

(In alphabetical order within each category)

Barras saborizado

Barras de chocolate negro con infusiones o polvos

T’a Milano (Italy) – Tavoletta Cioccolato Fondente al Limone

Barras de chocolate negro con inclusiones o piezas

Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) – Dark Chocolate with Coffee and Anise
Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) – Dark Chocolate with Pink Pepper and Nibs

Barras de chocolate negro con un relleno

Volpati Davide (Italy) – Fondente Tre Strati
Volpati Davide (Italy) – Gianduia Caterina
Volpati Davide (Italy) – Gianduia Tre Gusti

Barras de chocolate con leche con infusiones o polvos

T’a Milano (Italy) – Tavoletta Latte e Tè Matcha
ÉSOPHY Mediterranean Inspired Chocolates (Greece) – Bar with Lemon, Bergamot, Orange

Barras de chocolate con leche con inclusiones o piezas

Gardini (Italy) – 38% Cacao & Sale Dolce con Liquerizia
Gardini (Italy) – 38% Cacao & Sale Dolce con Olio EVO
Joan Baixas (Spain) – Chocolate con Leche, Praliné y Maracuyá
Joan Baixas (Spain) – Chocolate con Leche y Crujiente de Kikos
Kaitxo (Spain) – Txokolate con Leche-Regaliz y Violetas

Barras de chocolate con leche con un relleno

Knam (Italy) – Sicily

Barras de chocolate blanco con infusiones o polvos

T’a Milano (Italy) – Tavoletta Bianco Caramello e Liquirizia
T’a Milano (Italy) – Tavoletta Caramello e Sale delle Hawaii
T’a Milano (Italy) – Tavoletta Cioccolato Bianco e Zafferano

Barras de chocolate blanco con inclusiones o piezas

Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) – White Chocolate Strawberry and Vanilla
Joan Baixas (Spain) – Chocolate Blanco, Yogurt y Frambuesa

Ganaches, palets, ganaches pralinés y trufas

Ganaches o trufas de chocolate negro no saborizadas

Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté (Italy) – Xela
Giuseppe Manilia (Italy) – Ganache Madagascar 72%
Giuseppe Manilia (Italy) – Tartufino all’Acqua Madagascar 72%
Giuseppe Manilia (Italy) – Tartufino Piura 72,5%
Knam (Italy) – Frau Knam
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Piura Buffalo Cream

Ganaches o trufas de chocolate negro saborizado

Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté (Italy) – Mucillago
Gardini (Italy) – Pralina alla Zuppa Inglese
Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) – Un Tè con le Tigri
Stefania Massera – Pasticceria Gino Massera (Italy) – Santus
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Torta Agrumi di Sicilia
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Torta al Caffè Yrgalem
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Torta Martinica Dream

Ganaches o trufas de chocolate con leche saborizado

Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) – V60 O’Payo Milk
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Uvetta del Piemonte
Ronen Aflalo (Israel) – Yuzu Bonbon
Yolanda’s Chocolatiers (Cyprus) – Passion Fruit Bonbon

Ganaches o trufas de chocolate blanco saborizado

elias (Israel) – Cucumber and Gin
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Torta Albicocca e Cognac
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Torta Elisa/Elisa’s Cake

Ganaches o trufas de una combinación de chocolates saborizado

Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza (Italy) – ROSADO
La Botteghina del Cioccolato (Italy) – Bee Dark
La Botteghina del Cioccolato (Italy) – Black Honey
Oberhöller (Italy) – Cioccolato Ripieno di Puni Whisky
Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) – Aleatica
Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) – Ansonica
Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) – Pane e Olio
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Pomodoro e Basilico
Rafa Gorrotxategi (Spain) – Turrón de Trufa a La Mandarina y Yuzu
Rafa Gorrotxategi (Spain) – Turrón de Trufa con Yogur y Grosellas
Rafa Gorrotxategi (Spain) – Turrón Leche Oveja Latxa, Miel y Nueces

Nueces

Pralinés de nuez cubiertas de chocolate negro

Bardini (Italy) – Gianduiotto Classico
Bardini (Italy) – Tartufo
Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) – Dark Cremino with Maldon Salt Flakes
Cioccolateria FAGIOLO PEIRANO (Italy) – Bacio del Tricolore
Gardini (Italy) – «Insolito» Gianduia e Sale Dolce
Giraudi (Italy) – Gianduiotto 4.3
Guido Castagna (Italy) – Cardamomo Malva
Guido Castagna (Italy) – Cremino Cannella Calendula
Guido Castagna (Italy) – Cremino Menta Liquirizia
Guido Castagna (Italy) – Cremino Pistacchio
Guido Castagna (Italy) – Giuinott
Pasticceria Ugetti (Italy) – Gianduiotto

Mazapán cubierto de chocolate negro

Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Piura Violetta
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Wild Oregano and Lemon of Sorrento

Grajeas de chocolate negro, nueces cubiertas de chocolate negro

Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée al Caffè
Ciocomiti (Italy) – Ciocomiti Fave Cacao Ricoperte Cuvèe 71%
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Nocciola Piemonte Bassinata al Gianduja
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Drageès Caffè Yrgalem

Pralinés de nuez cubiertas de chocolate con leche

Az. Agricola Luca Di Piero (Italy) – Cioccolato Gianduia della Tuscia
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Chocolate Crunch

Grajeas de chocolate con leche, nueces enteras cubiertas de chocolate con leche

Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée al Pepe Rosa
Bubo Barcelona (Spain) – Gianduja – Bubo Barcelona
Oberhöller (Italy) – Fava di Cacao Ricoperto con Cioccolato
ÉSOPHY Mediterranean Inspired Chocolates (Greece) – Pistachio Dragée with Milk Chocolate

Grajeas de chocolate blanco, nueces enteras cubiertas de chocolate blanco

Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée Pinolo alla Camomilla
Bubo Barcelona (Spain) – Macadam – Bubo Barcelona
T’a Milano (Italy) – DRAGÉES ARACHIDI E CARAMELLO
T’a Milano (Italy) – Dragée Caramello e Sale
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Dragées Pistacchio e Arancia

Pralinés de nuez cubiertas de una combinación de chocolates

Bardini (Italy) – Cremino Classico Tre Strati
Cioccolato TAF (Italy) – Cremino al Rosmarino
Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté (Italy) – Persi Pien
elias (Israel) – Black Sesame Seeds
elias (Israel) – CORN
Gardini (Italy) – Cremino Bigusto con Amarene
Gardini (Italy) – Cremino Bigusto con Liquerizia
Gardini (Italy) – Cremino Bigusto con Noci di Romagna
Giraudi (Italy) – Cremino Chiaro con Nocciola Intera
Giuseppe Manilia (Italy) – Tartufino Gianduia
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Piccolo Gianduja
Varvaro (Italy) – Cremino al Pistacchio e Nocciole
Varvaro (Italy) – Cremino al Sale di Maldon
Varvaro (Italy) – Cremino a Tre Strati

Grajeas cubiertas de una combinación de chocolates, nueces enteras cubiertas de una combinación de chocolates

Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée al Coriandolo
Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée Mokaccino

Caramelos

Caramelos bañados en chocolate negro

Giraudi (Italy) – PETALI CON CARAMELLO AL LAMPONE
La Botteghina del Cioccolato (Italy) – Honey Moor

Caramelos bañados en chocolate con leche

Giraudi (Italy) – Petali al Caramello Salato
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Truffle Caramello Salato

Caramelos bañados en chocolate blanco

Mirzam Chocolate Makers (United Arab Emirates) – 36% White Chocolate Malay caramel

Otros – fruta/azúcar/mantequila/crema/misceláneos

Frutas enteras cubiertas de chocolate negro

Bardini (Italy) – Graffioni al maraschino
Bardini (Italy) – Pompelmo ricoperto
Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée Foresta Nera
Cioccolato TAF (Italy) – Palombino ubriaco
Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza (Italy) – Sgranfgnòn Boero
Fattoria La Vialla di Gianni, Antonio e Bandino Lo Franco (Italy) – SCORZA DI ARANCIA CANDITA AL CIOCCOLATO
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Boero

Frutas enteras cubiertas de chocolate con leche

Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Dragées Uvetta Latte e Mandorla

Frutas enteras cubiertas con chocolate blanco

Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée Cheesecake alla Fragola
Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée Liquirizia e Arancio
Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy) – Dragée Yogurt e Lampone

Otros rellenos cubiertos de chocolate negro

Gardini (Italy) – Napolitain con Ripieno Aceto Balsamico

Cremas para untar

Cremas para untar de chocolate negro (sin leche en polvo)

Ciocomiti (Italy) – Ciocomiti Crema Ciocomitica 50% Nocciole
Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté (Italy) – Amelina Classica
Giraudi (Italy) – Giacometta Fondente
Guido Castagna (Italy) – +55
Pasticceria Ugetti (Italy) – Crema Spalmabile Gianduia
Volpati Davide (Italy) – Elenella Nocciola

Cremas para untar de chocolate con leche

Az. Agricola Luca Di Piero (Italy) – Nocciola della linea Nòcciola
Fattoria La Vialla di Gianni, Antonio e Bandino Lo Franco (Italy) – Viallella
Gardini (Italy) – Crema all’Olio EVO