Italian/Mediterranean Winners 2017

april 9, 2017 7:00 pm by International Chocolate Awards in News, Results, Winners

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the Italian/Mediterranean Competition, which was judged in Florence, Italy from 16 – 20 March 2017. 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 rounds, bringing together cultures and chocolate companies sharing the influence and ingredients of the Mediterranean sea. Winners will pass through to the World Final in London in October 2017.

This regional competition awards prizes for chocolatier products including filled chocolates/bonbons, pralines, flavoured bars and chocolate spreads. Plain/origin dark, milk and white bars from all European, African and Middle East chocolate makers are judged at the European Semi-final competition, held in Amsterdam in June 2017.

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.

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

(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)

Repen met toegevoegde smaak

Donkere chocoladerepen met een infusie of aroma

Gold: Luca Mannori (Italy) – Tavoletta Nicaliso 72% Spicy and Salted

Bronze: Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) – Dark chocolate with coffee and star anise

Bronze: Just Justin (Israel) – Cinnamon Dark Chocolate (**)

Bronze: T’a Milano (Italy) – Tavoletta al limone

Donkere chocoladerepen met insluitsels of stukjes

Gold: Pasticceria Vacchieri Marco – Dolci Intuizioni (Italy) – Opaque

Silver: Gardini (Italy) – Spezial fondente con caffè e cardamomo

Silver: Pasticceria Vacchieri Marco – Dolci Intuizioni (Italy) – Bergamot

Silver: Pasticceria Vacchieri Marco – Dolci Intuizioni (Italy) – Pancaglieri

Silver: Utopick Cacao (Spain) – Dark chocolate with caramelized macadamia nut with salt (**)

Bronze: Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) – dark chocolate with pink pepper and cocoa beans

Bronze: Nadalina (Croatia) – Dark Chocolate and Cocoa Nibs (**)

Donkere chocoladerepen met een vulling

Gold: Gardini (Italy) – Insolito gianduja salata

Silver: Mirzam (United Arab Emirates) – Dates and Fennel (**)

Grof gemalen donkere chocoladerepen met toegevoegde smaak

Gold: Donna Elvira (Italy) – Cioccolato di Modica – Peperoncino (**)

Silver: Donna Elvira (Italy) – Cioccolato di Modica – Arancia

‘Naked’ filled dark chocolate bars (filling only, no coating)

Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) – Gianduja Fondente (**)

Melk chocoladerepen met een infusie of aroma

Bronze: Utopick Cacao (Spain) – Bean to bar milk saffron (**)

Melkchocoladerepen met insluitsels of stukjes

Gold: Cacao Sampaka (Spain) – Milk chocolate with black truffle

Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Gianduja

Silver: Slitti (Italy) – Tavoletta Caffe’ Latte

Bronze: Gardini (Italy) – Finissimo al latte con sale e olio EVO

Melkchocoladerepen met een vulling

Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Arancia di Calabria

Bronze: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Limone di Sorrento

Witte chocoladerepen met toegevoegde smaak

Gold: T’a Milano (Italy) – Tavoletta cioccolato bianco al caramello e sale delle Hawaii

Bronze: T’a Milano (Italy) – Tavoletta zafferano e cioccolato bianco

Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines en truffels

Donkere chocolade ganaches of truffels zonder toegevoegde smaak

Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Piura buffalo cream

Silver: Ika Chocolate (Israel) – Papua

Ganaches of truffels van donkere chocolade met toegevoegde smaak

Gold: Luca Mannori (Italy) – Red Honduras Sour and Spicy

Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Torta Fondente Uvetta e Rhum Agricolo della Martinica

Bronze: Pasticceria Ernst Knam (Italy) – Pralina alla mora (**)

Bronze: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Vietnam, cocco e mandorla

Ganaches of truffels van melkchocolade

Bronze: Kuppelrain – Nathalie Trafoier (Italy) – L´Amore

Ganaches of truffels van witte chocolade

Silver: Pasticceria Ernst Knam (Italy) – Pralina capperi e limone (**)

Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Tea alla rosa con litchi

Ganaches of truffels met een coating of vulling van gemengde donkere/melk/witte chocolade

Gold: Slitti (Italy) – Pralina Irish Coffee

Silver: Ika Chocolate (Israel) – Zaatar

Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Perù mango e fave di tonka

Silver: Slitti (Italy) – Pralina Passion Fruit

Bronze: Andrea Bianchini Chocolate Luxory Collection (Italy) – Spirit

Bronze: Pasticceria Ernst Knam (Italy) – Pralina mango e frutto della passione (**)

Bronze: Ronen Aflalo (Israel) – Middel East raw tehini bonbon

Bronze: Slitti (Italy) – Pralina Ginger

Noten

Pralines op basis van noten

Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) – Cremino Menta e Liquirizia (**)

Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) – Cremino Pistacchio di Bronte (**)

Silver: Giraudi Cioccolato (Italy) – Praline with pistachios

Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) – Cremino Cannella e Calendula (**)

Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) – Cremino Cardamomo e Malva (**)

Bronze: Bardini (Italy) – Tartufo Bardini

Bronze: Tartuflanghe (Italy) – Trifulot, dark praline with hazelnuts

Gianduiotto of cremino van donkere chocolade

Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) – Giuinott (**)

Bronze: Bardini (Italy) – Gianduiotto Bardini

Bronze: Giraudi Cioccolato (Italy) – Gianduiotto fondente

Cremino van donkere chocolade zonder toegevoegde smaak

Silver: Bardini (Italy) – Cremino Bardini

Cremino van donkere chocolade met toegevoegde smaak

Gold: Gardini (Italy) – Cremino Bigusto con Liquirizia

Silver: Gardini (Italy) – Cremino Bigusto con Amarene

Silver: Gardini (Italy) – Cremino Bigusto con Uva di Corinto

Met donkere chocolade omhuld marsepein

Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Wild oregano and lemon of Sorrento

Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Ricciarello and fondente Tanzania 75%

Bronze: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Violetta

Pralines op basis van noten met melkchocolade

Silver: Giraudi Cioccolato (Italy) – Praline with sesame

Bronze: Layla (Tunisia) – “Sesame Flower” (“Fiore di Sesamo”)

Bronze: Tartuflanghe (Italy) – Trifulot, Peanuts praline

Gianduiotto of cremino van melkchocolade

Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Piccolo Gianduja

Silver: Giraudi Cioccolato (Italy) – Gianduiotto Classico

Cremino van melkchocolade zonder toegevoegde smaak

Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Cremino Tre Colori

Melkchocolade dragees, omhulde hele noten

Gold: Slitti (Italy) – Mandorle d’Avola

Nut based pralines with white chocolate

Gold: Tartuflanghe (Italy) – Trifulot, White praline with cardamom

Bronze: Tartuflanghe (Italy) – Trifulot, pistachio praline

Witte chocolade dragees, omhulde hele noten

Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Dragée Pistacchio, Cioccolato Bianco, polvere di arancia e sale

Karamels

Karamel omhuld met melkchocolade

Silver: Andrea Bianchini Chocolate Luxory Collection (Italy) – Black Spirit

Overige – fruit/suiker/boter/crème

Donkere chocolade gevuld met een zachte gelei/pasta van fruit

Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Wild apples and fresh basil

Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Lemon and Yuzu

Met donkere chocolade omhuld heel fruit

Gold: Pelagagge Riccardo (Italy) – Clementina candita ricoperta di fondente

Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Boero

Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) – Organic Orangette Piura 70%

Bronze: Bardini (Italy) – Graffione Bardini

Bronze: Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza (Italy) – Sgranfgnon di Piacenza

Bronze: Slitti (Italy) – Ginger

Bronze: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Pralina allo Yuzu e olio di Oliva

Met melkchocolade omhuld heel fruit

Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) – Dragée uvetta, cioccolato al latte e mandorla

Silver: Slitti (Italy) – Black Cherry

Met witte chocolade omhulde manon/boter/crème

Gold: Andrea Bianchini Chocolate Luxory Collection (Italy) – Red Heart

Smeerpasta

Donkere chocoladepasta (geen melkpoeder)

Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) – Crema Di Nocciole +55 (**)

Silver: Giraudi Cioccolato (Italy) – Giacometta Fondente

Silver: Luca Mannori (Italy) – Spalmabile alle Nocciole IGP con Puro Ocumare 72%

Bronze: La Botteghina del Cioccolato (Italy) – Nocciolosa

Bronze: Slitti (Italy) – Crema da spalmare Gianera

Melkchocoladepasta

Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Buongiorno alla nocciola

Silver: Giraudi Cioccolato (Italy) – Giacometta Pistacchio

Silver: Pasticceria Vacchieri Marco – Dolci Intuizioni (Italy) – Crema Gianduia

Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) – Buongiorno allo zabaione

Silver: Slitti (Italy) – Crema da spalmare Riccosa

(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.

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