Italian/Mediterranean Chocolatier Winners 2020

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the Italian/Mediterranean Competition, which was judged during spring 2020. 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 later in 2020.

This regional competition awards prizes for chocolatier products including filled chocolates/bonbons, pralines, flavoured bars and chocolate spreads. Plain/origin and flavoured bean-to-bar products from all European, African and Middle East chocolate makers will be judged at the 2020 European Bean-to-bar Chocolate Maker competition.

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 and spreads, 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 alphabetical order for each medal)

Flavoured bars

Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Bronze: T'a Milano  (Italy) - Tavoletta Cioccolato Fondente al Limone

Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Silver: Bodrato Cioccolato  (Italy) - Dark Chocolate with Coffee and Anise

Silver: Bodrato Cioccolato  (Italy) - Dark Chocolate with Pink Pepper and Nibs

Dark chocolate bars with a filling

Gold: Volpati Davide  (Italy) - Gianduia Caterina

Silver: Volpati Davide  (Italy) - Gianduia Tre Gusti

Bronze: Volpati Davide  (Italy) - Fondente Tre Strati

Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Silver: T'a Milano  (Italy) - Tavoletta Latte e Tè Matcha

Bronze: ÉSOPHY Mediterranean Inspired Chocolates  (Greece) - Bar with Lemon, Bergamot, Orange

Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Gold: Joan Baixas  (Spain) - Chocolate con Leche y Crujiente de Kikos

+ Special: Gastronomic

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) - 38% Cacao & Sale Dolce con Liquerizia

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) - 38% Cacao & Sale Dolce con Olio EVO

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Kaitxo  (Spain) - Txokolate con Leche-Regaliz y Violetas

Bronze: Joan Baixas  (Spain) - Chocolate con Leche, Praliné y Maracuyá

Milk chocolate bars with a filling

Bronze: Knam  (Italy) - Sicily

White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Gold: T'a Milano  (Italy) - Tavoletta Caramello e Sale delle Hawaii

Silver: T'a Milano  (Italy) - Tavoletta Bianco Caramello e Liquirizia

Bronze: T'a Milano  (Italy) - Tavoletta Cioccolato Bianco e Zafferano

White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Silver: Bodrato Cioccolato  (Italy) - White Chocolate Strawberry and Vanilla

Silver: Joan Baixas  (Spain) - Chocolate Blanco, Yogurt y Frambuesa


Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles

Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: Giuseppe Manilia  (Italy) - Tartufino all'Acqua Madagascar 72%

Silver: Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté  (Italy) - Xela (**)

Silver: Giuseppe Manilia  (Italy) - Ganache Madagascar 72%

Silver: Giuseppe Manilia  (Italy) - Tartufino Piura 72,5%

Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) - Piura Buffalo Cream

+ Special: Non-cow milk

Bronze: Knam  (Italy) - Frau Knam

Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze  (Italy) - Torta Martinica Dream

Silver: Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté  (Italy) - Mucillago (**)

+ Special: Innovation

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) - Pralina alla Zuppa Inglese

+ Special: Recipe

Silver: Stefania Massera - Pasticceria Gino Massera  (Italy) - Santus

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze  (Italy) - Torta Agrumi di Sicilia

Bronze: Paola Francesca Bertani  (Italy) - Un Tè con le Tigri

Bronze: Torta Pistocchi Firenze  (Italy) - Torta al Caffè Yrgalem

Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: Paola Francesca Bertani  (Italy) - V60 O’Payo Milk

Silver: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) - Uvetta del Piemonte

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Ronen Aflalo  (Israel) - Yuzu Bonbon

Bronze: Yolanda's Chocolatiers  (Cyprus) - Passion Fruit Bonbon

Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze  (Italy) - Torta Albicocca e Cognac

Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze  (Italy) - Torta Elisa/Elisa's Cake

Bronze: elias  (Israel) - Cucumber and Gin

Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling

Gold: Paola Francesca Bertani  (Italy) - Ansonica

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: La Botteghina del Cioccolato  (Italy) - Bee Dark

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Paola Francesca Bertani  (Italy) - Aleatica

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) - Pomodoro e Basilico

Silver: Rafa Gorrotxategi  (Spain) - Turrón de Trufa a La Mandarina y Yuzu

+ Special: Classic

Bronze: La Botteghina del Cioccolato  (Italy) - Black Honey

Bronze: Oberhöller  (Italy) - Cioccolato Ripieno di Puni Whisky (**)

Bronze: Paola Francesca Bertani  (Italy) - Pane e Olio

Bronze: Rafa Gorrotxategi  (Spain) - Turrón de Trufa con Yogur y Grosellas

Bronze: Rafa Gorrotxategi  (Spain) - Turrón Leche Oveja Latxa, Miel y Nueces


Nuts

Nut based pralines with dark chocolate

Gold: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - Cremino Menta Liquirizia

+ Special: Local ingredients

Gold: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - Giuinott

+ Special: Innovation

Silver: Bodrato Cioccolato  (Italy) - Dark Cremino with Maldon Salt Flakes

+ Special: Local ingredients

+ Special: Classic

Silver: Cioccolateria FAGIOLO PEIRANO  (Italy) - Bacio del Tricolore

+ Special: Classic

Silver: Giraudi  (Italy) - Gianduiotto 4.3

Silver: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - Cardamomo Malva

Silver: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - Cremino Cannella Calendula

Silver: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - Cremino Pistacchio

Bronze: Bardini  (Italy) - Gianduiotto Classico

Bronze: Gardini  (Italy) - "Insolito" Gianduia e Sale Dolce

Bronze: Pasticceria Ugetti  (Italy) - Gianduiotto

Dark chocolate enrobed marzipan

Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) - Wild Oregano and Lemon of Sorrento

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) - Piura Violetta

+ Special: Local ingredients

Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts

Gold: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) - Nocciola Piemonte Bassinata al Gianduja

Silver: Ciocomiti  (Italy) - Ciocomiti Fave Cacao Ricoperte Cuvèe 71% (**)

Bronze: Bellantoni Cioccolato  (Italy) - Dragée al Caffè

Nut based pralines with milk chocolate

Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) - Chocolate Crunch

Silver: Az. Agricola Luca Di Piero  (Italy) - Cioccolato Gianduia della Tuscia

Nut based pralines with combination chocolate

Gold: Gardini  (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Liquerizia

+ Gold: Flavoured cremino

Silver: Cioccolato TAF  (Italy) - Cremino al Rosmarino

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Amarene

+ Silver: Flavoured cremino

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Noci di Romagna

+ Special: Local ingredients

Silver: Piccola Pasticceria  (Italy) - Piccolo Gianduja

+ Gold: Gianduiotto

Bronze: Bardini  (Italy) - Cremino Classico Tre Strati

Bronze: Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté  (Italy) - Persi Pien (**)

Bronze: elias  (Israel) - Black Sesame Seeds

Bronze: Giraudi  (Italy) - Cremino Chiaro con Nocciola Intera

Bronze: Giuseppe Manilia  (Italy) - Tartufino Gianduia

Bronze: Varvaro  (Italy) - Cremino al Pistacchio e Nocciole

Combination chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts

Gold: Bellantoni Cioccolato  (Italy) - Dragée Mokaccino

Silver: Bellantoni Cioccolato  (Italy) - Dragée al Coriandolo

Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts

Gold: Bellantoni Cioccolato  (Italy) - Dragée al Pepe Rosa

Silver: Bubo Barcelona  (Spain) - Gianduja - Bubo Barcelona

Silver: ÉSOPHY Mediterranean Inspired Chocolates  (Greece) - Pistachio Dragée with Milk Chocolate

Bronze: Oberhöller  (Italy) - Fava di Cacao Ricoperto con Cioccolato (**)

White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts

Gold: Bellantoni Cioccolato  (Italy) - Dragée Pinolo alla Camomilla

Silver: Bubo Barcelona  (Spain) - Macadam - Bubo Barcelona

Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze  (Italy) - Dragées Pistacchio e Arancia

Bronze: T'a Milano  (Italy) - Dragée Caramello e Sale


Caramels

Dark chocolate enrobed caramels

Gold: La Botteghina del Cioccolato  (Italy) - Honey Moor

+ Special: Local ingredients

Milk chocolate enrobed caramels

Bronze: Giraudi  (Italy) - Petali al Caramello Salato

Bronze: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) - Truffle Caramello Salato

White chocolate enrobed caramels

Bronze: Mirzam Chocolate Makers  (United Arab Emirates) - 36% White Chocolate Malay caramel


Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc

Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit

Gold: Bellantoni Cioccolato  (Italy) - Dragée Foresta Nera

Gold: Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza  (Italy) - Sgranfgnòn Boero

+ Gold: Boero

+ Special: Classic

+ Special: Local ingredients

Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana  (Italy) - Boero

Bronze: Bardini  (Italy) - Pompelmo ricoperto

Bronze: Maychoco  (Spain) - Mango Bañado en Bean to Bar 70% Perú (**)

Milk chocolate enrobed whole fruit

Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze  (Italy) - Dragées Uvetta Latte e Mandorla

White chocolate enrobed whole fruit

Silver: Bellantoni Cioccolato  (Italy) - Dragée Cheesecake alla Fragola

Silver: Bellantoni Cioccolato  (Italy) - Dragée Yogurt e Lampone

Bronze: Bellantoni Cioccolato  (Italy) - Dragée Liquirizia e Arancio

Other fillings with dark chocolate

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) - Napolitain con Ripieno Aceto Balsamico

+ Special: Local ingredients


Spreads

Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)

Gold: Guido Castagna  (Italy) - +55

Silver: Giraudi  (Italy) - Giacometta Fondente

Silver: Volpati Davide  (Italy) - Elenella Nocciola (**)

Bronze: Ciocomiti  (Italy) - Ciocomiti Crema Ciocomitica 50% Nocciole

Bronze: Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté  (Italy) - Amelina Classica

Bronze: Pasticceria Ugetti  (Italy) - Crema Spalmabile Gianduia

Spreads with milk chocolate

Silver: Gardini  (Italy) - Crema all'Olio EVO

+ Special: Local ingredients

Bronze: Fattoria La Vialla di Gianni, Antonio e Bandino Lo Franco  (Italy) - Viallella


(*)  Declared chocolate maker for private label bars. (**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.