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 2016.
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)
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Silver: Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - Dark chocolate bar with coffee and star anise
Bronze: Vestri (Italy) - Boglio
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - Dark chocolate bar with pink pepper and cocoa beans
Silver: Giraudi Cioccolato (Italy) - Tavoletta Inclusioni "Sapore d'Oriente"
Bronze: Gardini (Italy) - Fondente con Caffè e Cardamomo
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Bronze: Gardini (Italy) - Gianduia Salata
Rough ground flavoured dark chocolate bars
Gold: Donna Elvira (Italy) - Cioccolata Modicana Luppolo Amarillo
'Naked' filled dark chocolate bars (filling only, no coating)
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Gianduja Fondente
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Gianduja
Silver: Giraudi Cioccolato (Italy) - Tavoletta Inclusioni "Sapore Esotico"
Flavoured white chocolate bars
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Cremino Croccante
Silver: Cacao Sampaka (Spain) - White Chocolate Bar With Srawberry And Rose
Silver: Vestri (Italy) - Sfogliate Sale dell'Himalaya & Sesamo Tostato
Silver: Vestri (Italy) - "Tocchi" Pistacchio & Uvetta
Bronze: Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - White chocolate bar with cranberry and cinnamon
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Luca Mannori (Italy) - Puro Nicaragua
Silver: Luca Mannori (Italy) - Puro Ocumare
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Luca Mannori (Italy) - Red Honduras
Silver: Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Tamarind and coconut
Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Torta Fondente Uvetta e Rhum Agricolo della Martinica
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Riccardo Pelagagge (Italy) - Profumo - ganache di pompelmo rosa e cardamomo
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Zaatar
Silver: Andrea Bianchini Chocolate Luxory Collection (Italy) - Myoho
Silver: Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Kaffir Lime
Silver: Joulietta Chocolatier & Patissier (Cyprus) - Fig & Ouzo
Bronze: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Zafferano Del Piemonte
Bronze: Ronen Aflalo (Israel) - Middel East Thaini praline
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Pralina Menta e Liquirizia
Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Pralina Cannella e Calendula
Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Pralina Cardamomo e Malva
Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Pralina Pistacchio di Bronte
Dark chocolate gianduiotto / cremino
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Giuinott
Silver: Giraudi Cioccolato (Italy) - Gianduiotto Fondente
Unflavoured dark chocolate cremino
Gold: Vestri (Italy) - Cremino
Silver: Gustolato (Croatia) - Cremino Fondente e Latte con Nocciola Piemonte e Fondente “Piura” 70%
Flavoured dark chocolate cremino
Gold: Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto Amarena
Silver: Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto Liquerizia
Silver: Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto uvetta di Corinto
Dark chocolate enrobed marzipan
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Lampone e Mandorla
Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Wild Mountain Oregano and Lemon
Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Caffè Arabica Yrgalem Etiopia Fondente
Bronze: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Caffè Arabica Lagoa do Morro Brasile Fondente
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Silver: Tartuflanghe (Italy) - Trifulòt Cardamomo
Milk chocolate gianduiotto or cremino
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Piccolo Gianduja
Silver: Vestri (Italy) - Toscoiotto al Sale dell'Himalaya
Bronze: Giraudi Cioccolato (Italy) - Gianduiotto Classici
Unflavoured milk chocolate cremino
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Cremino Tre Colori
Silver: Gustolato (Croatia) - Cremino al Latte con Nocciole Piemonte coperto al Latte
Nut based pralines with white chocolate
Gold: Vestri (Italy) - Praline al sale e sesamo
Silver: Tartuflanghe (Italy) - Trifulòt Arachide
White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Drageè Pistacchio e Arancia
Silver: Gustolato (Croatia) - Mandorla d’Avola - Cioccolato Bianco e Zafferano Istriano
Caramels
Milk chocolate enrobed caramels
Gold: Andrea Bianchini Chocolate Luxory Collection (Italy) - Ichinen
Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Gold: Gustolato (Croatia) - Gelatina di Teranino aromatico con copertura Esmeraldas 60%
Silver: Atalia (Italy) - Boule pera-noci-formaggio
Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Gold: Riccardo Pelagagge (Italy) - Clementina candita con honeybush e mango
Silver: Riccardo Pelagagge (Italy) - Clementina calabrese candita biologica ricoperta di fondente
Milk chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Gold: Gustolato (Croatia) - Gelatina di Teranino aromatico con copertura Madagascar latte 33%
Milk chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Uvetta, cioccolato al latte e mandorla
Spreads
Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Crema Gianduja +55
Silver: Vestri (Italy) - FiordiRiso
Spreads with milk chocolate
Gold: Gustolato (Croatia) - Spalmabile al pistacchio greco (50%)
Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Buongiorno alla Nocciola
Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Buongiorno allo Zabaione
Bronze: Pasticceria Vacchieri Marco - Dolci Intuizioni (Italy) - Crema Gianduia
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
