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 November 2018.
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 European Bean-to-bar Chocolate Maker competition, held in Amsterdam in June 2018.
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.
- Winners
- Finalists
- Judges
- Grand Jury
- Supporters
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)
Barras de origen no saborizadas
Barras de origen chocolate negro, textura áspera, sin sabor
Gold: Gardini (Italy) - "Rustico"
Barras saborizado
Barras de chocolate negro con infusiones o polvos
Silver: T'a Milano (Italy) - Tavoletta al limone
Barras de chocolate negro con inclusiones o piezas
Gold: Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - Dark chocolate with coffee and star anice
Silver: Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - Dark chocolate with pink pepper and cocoa beans
Silver: Gardini (Italy) - "Speziali" , fondente con caffè e cardamomo
Silver: Gardini (Italy) - "Speziali": fondente con tè verde Sakura
Barras de chocolate negro con relleno
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Chinotto di Savona
Bronze: Gardini (Italy) - "Insolito" , Gianduia Salata
Bronze: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Caramello e Sale di Mothya
Barras de chocolate con leche con inclusiones o piezas
Silver: Gardini (Italy) - Cacao e Sale: latte con sale e olio EVO
Silver: Gardini (Italy) - Cacao e Sale: latte sale e liquerizia
Barras de chocolate blanco con infusiones o polvos
Bronze: T'a Milano (Italy) - Tavoletta cioccolato bianco al Caramello e Sale delle Hawaii
Bronze: T'a Milano (Italy) - Tavoletta zafferano e cioccolato bianco
Barras de chocolate blanco con inclusiones o piezas
Gold: Bruno Chocolate (Israel) - Tiras bar
Bronze: Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - White chocolate bar with cranberry and cinnamon
Bronze: Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - White Chocolate Bar With Strawberry, Vanilla and Lemon
Ganaches, palets, ganaches pralinés y trufas
Ganaches o trufas de chocolate negro no saborizadas
Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Piura Buffalo Cream
Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Vietnam Buffalo Cream
Bronze: Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Dark ganache
Ganaches o trufas de chocolate negro saborizado
Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Torta Martinica Dream
Silver: Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Basil ganache
Silver: Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Earl grey tea ganache
Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Bonet
Silver: Slitti (Italy) - Pralina Irish Coffee (**)
Bronze: Fanucchi Daniel (Italy) - Vietnouth
Bronze: Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Coffee and Cardamon Ganache
Bronze: Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Grapefruit Ganache
Bronze: Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Rum and Marzipan
Bronze: Ronen Aflalo (Israel) - A Middle East and Caribbean Date
Bronze: Slitti (Italy) - Pralina Lampone (**)
Bronze: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Alchermes Fiorentino
Ganaches o trufas de chocolate con leche saborizado
Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Salty Madagascar
Ganaches o trufas de chocolate blanco saborizado
Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Elisa's Cake
Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Biancomangiare
Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Torta di cioccolato bianco e Albicocche al Cognac
Bronze: Bruno Chocolate (Israel) - Strawberry cheesecake
Ganaches o trufas de una combinación de chocolates saborizados
Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Pistacchio Bronte
Silver: Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Zaatar
Silver: Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) - Aleatica
Silver: Ronen Aflalo (Israel) - Middle East Praline
Silver: Slitti (Italy) - Pralina Cappuccino (**)
Bronze: Chiarascuro (Italy) - Giò latte
Nueces
Pralinés de nuez cubiertas de chocolate negro
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Menta liquirizia (**)
Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Cannella Calendula (**)
Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Cardamomo Malva (**)
Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Pistacchio (**)
Gianduiotto de chocolate negro
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Giuinott (**)
Bronze: Bardini (Italy) - Cremino Bardini
Bronze: Bardini (Italy) - Gianduiotto Bardini
Cremino de chocolate negro con sabor
Gold: Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Liquerizia
Silver: Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Amarene
Bronze: Andrea Bianchini Chocolate Luxory Collection (Italy) - 2018
Bronze: Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - cremino with salt maldon flakes
Bronze: Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Noci
Bronze: Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Uvetta di Corinto
Mazapán cubierto de chocolate negro
Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Wild oregano and lemon of Sorrento
Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Piura Violetta
Silver: Sensaciones de Chocolate (Spain) - Azahar
Pralinés de nuez cubiertas de chocolate con leche
Gold: Giraudi (Italy) - Pralina Pistacchio
Gianduiotto de chocolate con leche
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Piccolo Gianduja
Bronze: Davide appendino Bean[TO]Ciok (Italy) - Gianduiotto (**)
Bronze: Giraudi (Italy) - Gianduiotto Classico
Cremino chocolate con leche sin aromatizar
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Cremino Tre Colori
Bronze: Varvaro (Italy) - Cremino a Tre Strati (**)
Mazapán cubierto de chocolate con leche
Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Zuppa Inglese
Grajeas de chocolate con leche, nueces enteras cubiertas de chocolate con leche
Silver: Slitti (Italy) - Mandorle d'Avola (**)
Pralinés de nuez cubiertas de chocolate blanco
Gold: Bardini (Italy) - Tartufo Bardini
Silver: Tartuflanghe (Italy) - Pistacchio Praline
Bronze: Tartuflanghe (Italy) - White praline with hazelnuts
Grajeas de chocolate blanco, nueces enteras cubiertas de chocolate blanco
Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Drageès di Pistacchio Siciliano, cioccolato bianco, polvere di arancia e sale marino
Caramelos
Caramelos bañados en chocolate con leche
Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Salty Buffalo Caramel
Otros - fruta/azúcar/mantequila/crema/misceláneos
Pasta de fruta cubierta de chocolate con leche, gelatinas/gelées
Gold: Bruno Chocolate (Israel) - Sesame and Pear
Frutas enteras cubiertas de chocolate negro
Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Boero
Silver: Cioccolato Orsini (Italy) - Liquorice Grappa Dark
Silver: Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza (Italy) - Sgranfgnòn - Boero - Graffione
Silver: Pelagagge Riccardo (Italy) - Clementina candita con honeybush e mango
Silver: Slitti (Italy) - GInger (**)
Frutas enteras cubiertas de chocolate con leche
Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Uvetta cioccolato al latte e mandorla
Silver: Slitti (Italy) - Alkekengi (**)
Silver: Slitti (Italy) - Black Cherry (**)
Manon/mantequilla/crema cubierta de chocolate blanco
Silver: T'a Milano (Italy) - Dragees caramello e sale rivestito di cioccolato biondo
Cremas para untar
Cremas para untar de chocolate negro (sin leche en polvo)
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) - +55 (**)
Silver: La Botteghina del Cioccolato (Italy) - La nocciolosa
Cremas para untar de chocolate con leche
Gold: Giraudi (Italy) - Giacometta Pistacchio
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Buongiorno allo Zabaione
Silver: Maison della Nocciola (Italy) - Crema Gianduja
Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Buongiorno alla Nocciola
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
