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)

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Tablettes Aromatisées

Tablettes de chocolat noir avec infusion ou arôme

T’a Milano (Italy)

Tablettes de chocolat noir avec inclusions ou morceaux

Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy)

Tablettes de chocolat noir avec fourrage

Volpati Davide (Italy)

Tablettes de chocolat au lait avec infusion ou arôme

ÉSOPHY Mediterranean Inspired Chocolates (Greece)
T’a Milano (Italy)

Tablettes de chocolat au lait avec inclusions ou morceaux

Gardini (Italy)
Joan Baixas (Spain)
Kaitxo (Spain)

Tablettes de chocolat au lait avec fourrage

Knam (Italy)

Tablettes de chocolat blanc aromatisées avec infusion ou arôme

T’a Milano (Italy)

Tablettes de chocolat blanc avec inclusions ou morceaux

Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy)
Joan Baixas (Spain)

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Ganaches, palets, pralines avec ganache, truffes

Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat noir non aromatisées

Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté (Italy)
Giuseppe Manilia (Italy)
Knam (Italy)
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy)

Ganaches ou truffes de chocolat noir aromatisées

Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté (Italy)
Gardini (Italy)
Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy)
Stefania Massera – Pasticceria Gino Massera (Italy)
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy)

Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat au lait

Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy)
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy)
Ronen Aflalo (Israel)
Yolanda’s Chocolatiers (Cyprus)

Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat blanc

elias (Israel)
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy)

Ganaches ou truffes utilisant du chocolat noir/au lait/blanc pour l’enrobage et la garniture

Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza (Italy)
La Botteghina del Cioccolato (Italy)
Oberhöller (Italy)
Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy)
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy)
Rafa Gorrotxategi (Spain)

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Fruits secs

Praliné au chocolat noir

Bardini (Italy)
Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy)
Cioccolateria FAGIOLO PEIRANO (Italy)
Gardini (Italy)
Giraudi (Italy)
Guido Castagna (Italy)
Pasticceria Ugetti (Italy)

Massepain enrobé de chocolat noir

Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy)

Dragées/ fruits secs entiers enrobés au chocolat noir

Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy)
Ciocomiti (Italy)
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy)
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy)

Praliné au chocolat lait

Az. Agricola Luca Di Piero (Italy)
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy)

Praliné au chocolat lait …

Bardini (Italy)
Cioccolato TAF (Italy)
Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté (Italy)
elias (Israel)
Gardini (Italy)
Giraudi (Italy)
Giuseppe Manilia (Italy)
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy)
Varvaro (Italy)

Dragées/ fruits secs entiers enrobés au chocolat lait …

Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy)

Dragées/ fruits secs entiers enrobés au chocolat lait

Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy)
Bubo Barcelona (Spain)
ÉSOPHY Mediterranean Inspired Chocolates (Greece)
Oberhöller (Italy)

Dragées/ fruits secs entiers enrobés au chocolat blanc

Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy)
Bubo Barcelona (Spain)
T’a Milano (Italy)
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy)

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Caramels

Caramels enrobés de chocolat noir

Giraudi (Italy)
La Botteghina del Cioccolato (Italy)

Caramels enrobés de chocolat au lait

Giraudi (Italy)
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy)

Caramels enrobés de chocolat au lait ..

Mirzam Chocolate Makers (United Arab Emirates)

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Autres – fruits / sucre / beurre / crème

Fruits entiers enrobés de chocolat noir

Bardini (Italy)
Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy)
Cioccolato TAF (Italy)
Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza (Italy)
Fattoria La Vialla di Gianni, Antonio e Bandino Lo Franco – Società Agricola Semplice (Italy)
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy)

Fruits entiers enrobés de chocolat au lait

Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy)

Fruits entiers enrobés de chocolat blanc

Bellantoni Cioccolato (Italy)

Manon/beurre/crème enrobés de chocolat noir ..

Gardini (Italy)

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Pâte à tartiner

Pâtes à tartiner au chocolat noir (sans poudre de lait)

Ciocomiti (Italy)
Depetris Riccardo / Depetris…i Ciculaté (Italy)
Giraudi (Italy)
Guido Castagna (Italy)
Pasticceria Ugetti (Italy)
Volpati Davide (Italy)

Pâtes à tartiner au chocolat au lait

Az. Agricola Luca Di Piero (Italy)
Fattoria La Vialla di Gianni, Antonio e Bandino Lo Franco – Società Agricola Semplice (Italy)
Gardini (Italy)