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.
- 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
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
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
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 (**)
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: Gardini (Italy) - Insolito gianduja salata
Silver: Mirzam (United Arab Emirates) - Dates and Fennel (**)
Rough ground flavoured dark chocolate bars
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 (**)
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Bronze: Utopick Cacao (Spain) - Bean to bar milk saffron (**)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
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
Milk chocolate bars with a filling
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Arancia di Calabria
Bronze: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Limone di Sorrento
Flavoured white chocolate bars
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 and truffles
Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Piura buffalo cream
Silver: Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Papua
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
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
Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles
Bronze: Kuppelrain - Nathalie Trafoier (Italy) - L´Amore
Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles
Silver: Pasticceria Ernst Knam (Italy) - Pralina capperi e limone (**)
Silver: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Tea alla rosa con litchi
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
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
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
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
Dark chocolate gianduiotto / cremino
Gold: Guido Castagna (Italy) - Giuinott (**)
Bronze: Bardini (Italy) - Gianduiotto Bardini
Bronze: Giraudi Cioccolato (Italy) - Gianduiotto fondente
Unflavoured dark chocolate cremino
Silver: Bardini (Italy) - Cremino Bardini
Flavoured dark chocolate cremino
Gold: Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Liquirizia
Silver: Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Amarene
Silver: Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Uva di Corinto
Dark chocolate enrobed marzipan
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
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Silver: Giraudi Cioccolato (Italy) - Praline with sesame
Bronze: Layla (Tunisia) - "Sesame Flower" ("Fiore di Sesamo")
Bronze: Tartuflanghe (Italy) - Trifulot, Peanuts praline
Milk chocolate gianduiotto or cremino
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Piccolo Gianduja
Silver: Giraudi Cioccolato (Italy) - Gianduiotto Classico
Unflavoured milk chocolate cremino
Gold: Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Cremino Tre Colori
Milk chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
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
White chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Dragée Pistacchio, Cioccolato Bianco, polvere di arancia e sale
Caramels
Milk chocolate enrobed caramels
Silver: Andrea Bianchini Chocolate Luxory Collection (Italy) - Black Spirit
Others - fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Dark chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Silver: Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Wild apples and fresh basil
Silver: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Lemon and Yuzu
Dark chocolate enrobed whole 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
Milk chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Gold: Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Dragée uvetta, cioccolato al latte e mandorla
Silver: Slitti (Italy) - Black Cherry
White chocolate enrobed manon/butter/cream
Gold: Andrea Bianchini Chocolate Luxory Collection (Italy) - Red Heart
Spreads
Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)
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
Spreads with milk chocolate
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.
