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 Florence, in October 2019.
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 Copenhagen, Denmark 12–16 June, 2019.
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
Bronze: T'a Milano (Italy) - Tavoletta al limone
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Bronze: Gardini (Italy) - "Speziali" fondente con caffè e cardamomo
Bronze: Gardini (Italy) - "Speziali": fondente con tè verde Sakura
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Bronze: Gardini (Italy) - "Insolito" gianduia salata
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Bronze: Monper Chocolate (Spain) - Chocolate Anchoa Monper
+ Special: Gastronomic
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Silver: Monper Chocolate (Spain) - Chocolate Curry con Kikos Monper
Bronze: Gardini (Italy) - Cacao e Sale: latte con sale e olio EVO
Bronze: Gardini (Italy) - Cacao e Sale: latte sale e liquerizia
Milk chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: Volpati Davide (Italy) - Gianduia ai Tre Gusti
Bronze: Volpati Davide (Italy) - Gianduia Caterina
White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Silver: Monper Chocolate (Spain) - Chocolate Leche Merengada Monper
Silver: Monper Chocolate (Spain) - Chocolate Mojito Monper
Silver: T'a Milano (Italy) - Tavoletta zafferano
White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Bronze: T'a Milano (Italy) - Tavoletta sale delle Hawaii
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Piura Buffalo Cream
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Giuseppe Manilia (Italy) - Tartufo Piura 72,5%
+ Special: Classic
+ Gold: Alternate sugars
Silver: Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) - Elba Piura
+ Special: Classic
Silver: Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) - Piura Paolina
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) - Silosò
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Slitti (Italy) - Pralina Irish Coffee (**)
Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Torta Martinica Dream
Silver: Vestri (Italy) - Praline Cipolla e Aceto Balsamico
+ Special: Gastronomic
Bronze: Slitti (Italy) - Pralina Caffè Turco (**)
Bronze: Slitti (Italy) - Pralina Passion Fruit (**)
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Albicocca e Sambuco
Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Moscato e Menta
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Torta Albicocca e Cognac
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Gold: Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) - Dressing
+ Special: Gastronomic
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) - Aleatica
+ Special: Local ingredients
+ Silver: Mixed dark/milk/white
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Menta e Liquirizia (**)
+ Gold: Flavoured cremino
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Giuinott (**)
+ Gold: Gianduiotto
+ Special: Innovation
Silver: Bardini (Italy) - Tartufo Bardini (**)
Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Cannella e Calendula (**)
Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Fiore di malva e Cardamomo (**)
Silver: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Pistacchio di Bronte (**)
Bronze: Bardini (Italy) - Cremino Bardini (**)
Bronze: Bardini (Italy) - Gianduiotto Bardini (**)
Bronze: Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - Cremino Tanzania (**)
Bronze: Giraudi (Italy) - Croccantello Nocciola
Bronze: Giraudi (Italy) - Gianduiotto 4.3
Dark chocolate enrobed marzipan
Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Wild oregano and lemon of Sorrento
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Cioccolateria FAGIOLO PEIRANO (Italy) - Bacio del Tricolore (Marchio Registrato)
+ Special: Classic
Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Bronze: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Nocciola Piemonte Bassinata al Gianduia
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Gold: Vestri (Italy) - Cremino Sale Miyakojima
Silver: Cioccolato TAF (Italy) - Cremino al Rosmarino
Silver: Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Amarene
Silver: Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Liquerizia
Silver: Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Noci
Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Cremino Tre Colori
+ Special: Classic
+ Gold: Organic
Silver: Varvaro (Italy) - Cremino al Pistacchio e Nocciole
Bronze: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Piccolo Gianduja
Bronze: Varvaro (Italy) - Cremino a tre strati
Bronze: Vestri (Italy) - Pralina Sale e Sesamo Nero Caramellato
Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: Slitti (Italy) - Mandorle d'Avola (**)
Silver: Slitti (Italy) - Pistacchi di Bronte (**)
White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Drageès Pistacchio Siciliano e arancia
Bronze: T'a Milano (Italy) - Dragees caramello e sale
Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Gold: Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza (Italy) - Sgranfgnòn
+ Gold: Boero
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Pelagagge Riccardo (Italy) - Clementina candita con honeybush e mango
Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Boero
+ Silver: Boero
+ Special: Local ingredients
Bronze: Oberhöller (Italy) - Il coure al caramello (**)
Bronze: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Piura Violetta
+ Special: Local ingredients
Milk chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Silver: Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté (Italy) - Persi Pien
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Slitti (Italy) - Black Cherry (**)
Silver: Slitti (Italy) - Fragole (**)
Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Uvetta cioccolato al latte e mandorla
Spreads
Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Crema Nocciola +55 (**)
Silver: Ciokkolando di Grillo Salvatore (Italy) - Crema Spalmabile Fondente EVO
Bronze: Ciokkolando di Grillo Salvatore (Italy) - Crema Spalmabile Gianduia
Bronze: Vestri (Italy) - La Pura
Bronze: Volpati Davide (Italy) - Elenella Nocciola (**)
Spreads with milk chocolate
Silver: Slitti (Italy) - Crema da Spalmare Riccosa (**)
White spreads
Spreads with white chocolate
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Buongiorno allo Zabaione
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
