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Italian/Mediterranean Chocolatier Competition 2018 – Grand Jury Finalists

Italian/Med ceremony 2015

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the Italian/Mediterranean Chocolatier Competition which was judged in Florence, Italy from 23 – 26 February 2018.

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 two days of Main round 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).

While listing as a Grand Jury Finalist is an achievement in itself, it does not necessarily indicate that the entry received a prize.

The 2018 Italian/Mediterranean Chocolatier Finalists are:

(In alphabetical order within each category)


Tablettes D’Origine/Noir

Tablettes de chocolat noir brut nature/d'origine

Gardini (Italy) - "Rustico"

Tablettes Aromatisées

Tablettes de chocolat noir avec infusion ou arôme

T'a Milano (Italy) - Tavoletta al limone

Tablettes de chocolat noir avec inclusions ou morceaux

Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - Dark chocolate with coffee and star anice
Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - Dark chocolate with pink pepper and cocoa beans
Gardini (Italy) - "Speziali" , fondente con caffè e cardamomo
Gardini (Italy) - "Speziali": fondente con tè verde Sakura

Tablettes de chocolat noir avec fourrage

Gardini (Italy) - "Insolito" , Gianduia Salata
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Caramello e Sale di Mothya
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Chinotto di Savona

Tablettes de chocolat au lait avec inclusions ou morceaux

Gardini (Italy) - Cacao e Sale: latte con sale e olio EVO
Gardini (Italy) - Cacao e Sale: latte sale e liquerizia

Tablettes de chocolat blanc aromatisées avec infusion ou arôme

T'a Milano (Italy) - Tavoletta cioccolato bianco al Caramello e Sale delle Hawaii
T'a Milano (Italy) - Tavoletta zafferano e cioccolato bianco

Tablettes de chocolat blanc avec inclusions ou morceaux

Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - White chocolate bar with cranberry and cinnamon
Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - White Chocolate Bar With Strawberry, Vanilla and Lemon
Bruno Chocolate (Israel) - Tiras bar

Ganaches, palets, pralines avec ganache, truffes

Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat noir non aromatisées

Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Dark ganache
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Piura Buffalo Cream
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Vietnam Buffalo Cream

Ganaches ou truffes de chocolat noir aromatisées

Fanucchi Daniel (Italy) - Vietnouth
Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Basil ganache
Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Coffee and Cardamon Ganache
Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Earl grey tea ganache
Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Grapefruit Ganache
Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Rum and Marzipan
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Bonet
Ronen Aflalo (Israel) - A Middle East and Caribbean Date
Slitti (Italy) - Pralina Irish Coffee
Slitti (Italy) - Pralina Lampone
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Alchermes Fiorentino
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Torta Martinica Dream

Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat au lait

Giuseppe Manilia (Italy) - Profumo di passione
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Salty Madagascar

Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat blanc

Bruno Chocolate (Israel) - Strawberry cheesecake
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Biancomangiare
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Elisa's Cake
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Torta di cioccolato bianco e Albicocche al Cognac

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

Chiarascuro (Italy) - Giò latte
Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Zaatar
Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) - Aleatica
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Pistacchio Bronte
Ronen Aflalo (Israel) - Middle East Praline
Slitti (Italy) - Pralina Cappuccino

Fruits secs

Praliné au chocolat noir

Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza (Italy) - Tartufo Falicetto
Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Cannella Calendula
Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Cardamomo Malva
Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Menta liquirizia
Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Pistacchio

Chocolat noir gianduiotto / cremino

Bardini (Italy) - Cremino Bardini
Bardini (Italy) - Gianduiotto Bardini
Guido Castagna (Italy) - Giuinott

Chocolat noir cremino aromatisé

Andrea Bianchini Chocolate Luxory Collection (Italy) - 2018
Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - cremino with salt maldon flakes
Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Amarene
Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Liquerizia
Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Noci
Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Uvetta di Corinto

Massepain enrobé de chocolat noir

Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Piura Violetta
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Wild oregano and lemon of Sorrento
Sensaciones de Chocolate (Spain) - Azahar

Praliné au chocolat lait

Giraudi (Italy) - Pralina Pistacchio

Chocolat au lait gianduiotto ou cremino

Davide appendino Bean[TO]Ciok (Italy) - Gianduiotto
Giraudi (Italy) - Gianduiotto Classico
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Piccolo Gianduja

Chocolat au lait cremino non aromatisé

Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Cremino Tre Colori
Varvaro (Italy) - Cremino a Tre Strati

Massepain enrobé de chocolat lait

Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Zuppa Inglese

Dragées/ fruits secs entiers enrobés au chocolat lait

Slitti (Italy) - Mandorle d'Avola

Praliné au chocolat blanc

Bardini (Italy) - Tartufo Bardini
Tartuflanghe (Italy) - Pistacchio Praline
Tartuflanghe (Italy) - White praline with hazelnuts

Dragées/ fruits secs entiers enrobés au chocolat blanc

Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Drageès di Pistacchio Siciliano, cioccolato bianco, polvere di arancia e sale marino

Caramels

Caramels enrobés de chocolat au lait

Andrea Bianchini Chocolate Luxory Collection (Italy) - Saladin
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Salty Buffalo Caramel

Autres - fruits / sucre / beurre / crème

Pâtes de fruits, gelées enrobées de chocolat noir

Cioccolato Mezzasoma (Italy) - Amore liquido

Pâtes de fruits, gelées enrobées de chocolat au lait

Bruno Chocolate (Israel) - Sesame and Pear

Fruits entiers enrobés de chocolat noir

Cioccolato Orsini (Italy) - Liquorice Grappa Dark
Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza (Italy) - Sgranfgnòn - Boero - Graffione
Pelagagge Riccardo (Italy) - Clementina candita con honeybush e mango
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Boero
Slitti (Italy) - GInger

Fruits entiers enrobés de chocolat au lait

Slitti (Italy) - Alkekengi
Slitti (Italy) - Black Cherry
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Uvetta cioccolato al latte e mandorla

Manon/beurre/crème enrobés de chocolat blanc

T'a Milano (Italy) - Dragees caramello e sale rivestito di cioccolato biondo

Pâte à tartiner

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

Guido Castagna (Italy) - +55
La Botteghina del Cioccolato (Italy) - La nocciolosa
Maison della Nocciola (Italy) - Fondente Crema di Nocciole e Cacao
Oberhöller (Italy) - Crema di nocciole e cacao privo di lattosio

Pâtes à tartiner au chocolat au lait

Giraudi (Italy) - Giacometta Pistacchio
Maison della Nocciola (Italy) - Crema Gianduja
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Buongiorno alla Nocciola
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Buongiorno allo Zabaione
Slitti (Italy) - Crema da Spalmare Riccosa