Castronovo Chocolate

Castronovo Chocolate is an American craft bean-to-bar micro-batch chocolate maker whose chocolate bars have won multiple awards in worldwide competitions organized by the International Chocolate Awards and the Academy of Chocolate. The New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells ranked a Castronovo chocolate bar third in a blind tasting of 14 American bean-to-bar chocolate bars.[1] The Slow Food of the Gold and Treasure Coast also provided recognition to Castronovo with a 2013 Slow Food award for their commitment to quality. [2]

Castronovo is located in Stuart, Florida and imports cacao beans from Central America and South America for the manufacturing of single-origin chocolate bars. The chocolate maker sells chocolate bars to specialty retail shops internationally.[3]


Recognition

Castronovo Chocolate is recognized by the International Chocolate Awards and the Academy of Chocolate, both located in London.

International Chocolate Awards

The 2016 World Finals of the International Chocolate Awards awarded 25 medals in the micro-batch production categories. Castronovo won six of those, more than any other micro-batch chocolate maker worldwide. The winnings include three gold awards. Two unique awards are the Gold Chocolate Maker and the Gold Directly Traded cacao awards for which there are no additional silver or gold winners.

Year Competition Award Category Chocolate Bar
2016 World Finals Gold Micro-batch Plain/Origin Milk Chocolate Bars Chocolate Maker
2016 World Finals Gold Micro-batch Plain/Origin Milk Chocolate Bars Directly Traded
2016 World Finals Gold Micro-batch Plain/Origin Milk Chocolate Bars Sierra Nevada, 63%
2016 World Finals Silver Micro-batch Plain/Origin Milk Chocolate Bars Dominican Republic, 55%
2016 World Finals Silver Micro-batch Plain/Origin Dark Chocolate Bars Belize, 72%
2016 World Finals Bronze Micro-batch Plain/Origin Dark Chocolate Bars Amazonas, 72%
2015 World Finals Silver Micro-batch Plain/Origin Milk Chocolate Bars Dominican Republic, 55%
2015 World Finals Bronze Micro-batch Plain/Origin Milk Chocolate Bars Sierra Nevada, 63%
2014 World Finals Silver Bars Milk Plain/Origin Sierra Nevada, 63%
2016 Americas & Asia Pacific Silver Micro-batch Plain/Origin Dark Chocolate Bars Belize, 72%
2016 Americas & Asia Pacific Silver Micro-batch Plain/Origin Milk Chocolate Bars Dominican Republic, 55%
2016 Americas & Asia Pacific Bronze Micro-batch Plain/Origin Dark Chocolate Bars Amazonas, 72%
2016 Americas & Asia Pacific Bronze Micro-batch Plain/Origin Milk Chocolate Bars Sierra Nevada, 63%
2015 Americas Semi-Finals Gold Micro-batch Plain/Origin Milk Chocolate Bars Chocolate Maker
2015 Americas Semi-Finals Gold Micro-batch Plain/Origin Milk Chocolate Bars Sierra Nevada, 63%
2015 Americas Semi-Finals Silver Micro-batch Plain/Origin Milk Chocolate Bars Dominican Republic, 55%
2014 Americas Semi-Finals Bronze Bars Milk Plain/Origin Sierra Nevada, 63%


In the 2015 Academy of Chocolate Awards also held in London, Castronovo Chocolate won in two chocolate bar categories: Best Dark Chocolate Bean-to-Bar under 80% and Best Milk Chocolate Bean-to-Bar over 45%.[4]


In the 2014 World Final of the International Chocolate Awards, Castronovo's Rare Cacao Collection – Colombia, Sierra Nevada, Dark Milk chocolate bar won a Silver award in the Bars – Milk plain/origin bars category.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ A Taste Test of Chocolate Bars Made from Scratch
  2. ↑ Castronovo Chocolate wins international award
  3. ↑ Profile: Castronovo Chocolate. February 2014 Florida Trend page 27.
  4. ↑ 2015 Academy of Chocolate Awards.. Retrieved 2015-08-22
  5. ↑ 2014 International Chocolate Awards:. Retrieved 2015-08-22

External links

  1. Castronovo Chocolate Homepage.
  2. Ivice, Paul (October 26, 2016). Castronovo Chocolate wins top awards in international contests "Castronovo Chocolate Wins Top Awards in International Contests". Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  3. Norris, Jan (January 4, 2016). Florida Food & Farm, pages 14-16. "Castronovo Chocolate". Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  4. Lennon, Karen (December 2, 2015). The Treasure Coast Newspapers. "Why do chocolate bars taste different?". Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  5. Wu, Annie (August 20, 2015). The Epoch Times. "The Best Chocolates of the Americas". Retrieved 2015-8-21.
  6. Rozier, Angela (July 23, 2015). WPBF News. "Local chocolate shop wins top honor". Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  7. Balmaseda, Liz (July 17, 2015). The Palm Beach Post. "Tiny chocolate factory in Stuart wins huge international awards". Retrieved 2015-8-20.
  8. Mariani, Denise (July 14, 2015). The Treasure Coast Newspapers. "Castronovo Chocolate wins gold and silver awards". Retrieved 2015-8-20.
  9. Ostroff, Caitlin (July 7, 2015). Stuart Magazine. "Castronovo Chocolate Celebrates Sweet Victory At International Chocolate Awards Semi-Finals". Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  10. Teng, Tiffany (June 26, 2015). Levo. "4 Brilliant Chefs Who Are Changing the World with Food". Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  11. De Guzman, Zaimarie (December 4, 2014). The Treasure Coast Newspapers. "From 'bean to bar': Stuart's Castronovo Chocolate wins silver medal in international competition". Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  12. Clemence, Camber (November 25, 2014). PBG Lifestyle. "Castronovo Chocolate: The Cacao Chanel of the Haute Chocolaterie". Retrieved 2015-8.20.
  13. (October 29, 2014). The Palm Beach Post. "A sweet Stuart sensation heads to world finals for chocolate bar". Retrieved 2015-8-20
  14. Guy, Erin (October 29, 2014). WPBF News. "Treasure Coast chocolate shop gaining worldwide renown". Retrieved 2015-8.20.
  15. Holfelder, Jackie (October 27, 2014). The Treasure Coast Newspapers. "Castronovo Chocolate wins international award". Retrieved 2016-1-1.
  16. Heather Graulich (February 11, 2014). The Palm Beach Post. "Local flavors enhance Valentine's Day". Retrieved 2015-8-20.
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