Gelato Festival World Masters, the main category tournament with partners Carpigiani and Sigep - Italian Exhibition Group, is on its new journey around the world for the period of time 2022-2025 searching for the world’s best gelato. The first European stop for 2023 was in Rimini on January 21st where 15 german gelato artisans took part in the sweetest competition of the year hosted during Sigep, the 44th International Trade Show of Artisan Gelato, Pastry, Bakery and the Coffee World
The winning gelato artisans are:

First place
Santo Palamara of Gelateria Zio Santo in Munich with the flavor "Sfizio Calabro"
Description: Walnuts and bergamot with caramelized figs

Second place
Adriano Di Stasio of Gelateria La Dolce Vita in Abensberg with the flavor "Sole Mio"
Description: Creme Fraîche ice cream variegated with a homemade sauce with quince, turmeric and lemon zest, all topped off with a pistachio grain

Third place
Rino Bernardi of Gelateria By Rino in Ochsenhausen with the flavor "Red King"
Description: Pomegranate sorbet combined with cream and honey ice cream 

The selected gelato artisans will go on to the German Finals of Gelato Festival scheduled for 2024. Flavor, structure, creativity and presentation are the four parameters used for the evaluation, highlighting the choice of ingredients, the craftsmanship in elaborating the recipe and the visual impact of the gelato (see below the full list of participants). 
The jury was composed of: 
•    Gerhard Schenk: Presidente Associazione Pasticceri tedeschi
•    Ciro Chiummo:  Campione del mondo 2020 Gelato World Cup
•    Maximiliano Maccarrone: 3° posto 2020 Gelato World Cup come team manager
Gelato Festival debuted in Florence in 2010, inspired by the creation of the first gelato recipe by the versatile architect Bernardo Buontalenti in 1559. Since then the event has expanded its borders, first to the rest of Italy, then to Europe and – starting in 2017 – the United States, with a total of 80 Festivals held, before embracing the entire planet with the world championship of Gelato Festival World Masters 2021, which concluded in December 2021 - with the victory of Adam Fazekas from Budaest - and saw a record of 3,500 gelato artisans judged by international juries. 

GELATO FESTIVAL WORLD MASTERS 
German Challenge at the 44th edition of Sigep
January 21st 2023
Rimini, Itay

LIST OF PARTICIPATING FLAVORS:

WINNERS

First place
Santo Palamara of Gelateria Zio Santo in Munich with the flavor "Sfizio Calabro"

Description: Walnuts and bergamot with caramelized figs

Second place
Adriano Di Stasio of Gelateria La Dolce Vita in Abensberg with the flavor "Sole Mio"

Description: Creme Fraîche ice cream variegated with a homemade sauce with quince, turmeric and lemon zest, all topped off with a pistachio grain

Third place
Rino Bernardi of Gelateria By Rino in Ochsenhausen with the flavor "Red King"

Description: Pomegranate sorbet combined with cream and honey ice cream 

List of the other participants:

Marco Corrocher of Gelateria Morandin Gelato & Coffee in Lich with the flavor "Strana Combinazione"
Description: Arabica coffee and banana, a flavor from my childhood in the form of a yogurt pot
Domenico Caci of Gelateria Eiscafé Il Pistacchio in Hohen Neuendorf with the flavor "Mandel Boom Boom"
Description: Bitter almond with cocoa, salted pistachio and black cherry variegate with almond and chocolate crunch
Alfiero Conte of Gelati Conte in Friedrichshafen with the flavor "Tropical Twist"
Description: Coconut gelato with mango coulis
Daniel Pollazzon of Gelateria Eis Pino in Gütersloh with the flavor "Crema del Pino"
Description: Pistachio cream sauce with caramelized waffles, orange peel and Cervia salt
Claudia Trotta of Gelateria Eiscafé Venezia in Wernigerode with the flavor "Aladin"
Description: Milk ice cream with oriental spices variegated with tangerine and chocolate crumble
Massimo Caraccioli of Gelateria Eiscafé Cuore di Panna in Ballenstedt with the flavor "Pankroka"
Description: Panna cotta, citrus, orange, almond brittle
Antonino Lacagnina of Gelateria Café ITALIANO Sapori Veri in Kaiserslautern with the flavor "Streuselbar Eis"
Description: Milk and cookie ice cream variegated with caramel and Omas buttersreusel
Antonio Tomasello of Gelateria Duo - Sicilian Ice Cream in Berlin with the flavor "Mandawasapies"
Description: Wasabi gelato with candied tangerine and roasted sweet peas
Renato Dal Cin of Eiscafe Dal Cin Gelateria in Wedemark with the flavor "Kirmes-EIs"
Description: Almond ice cream with caramelized almonds
Antonio Muraglia of Gelateria Bacio Eiscafé in Braunschweig with the flavor "Weißer Hanf"
Description: White chocolate ice cream with marjuana seeds blushed in cocoa butter
Danilo Sebastianelli of Gelateria Eiscafè La Piazza in Aschheim with the flavor "Ricotta invernale"
Description: Ricotta mantecata with chocolate cake and raisin citron (gluten-free)
Daniel Ivandic of Eismanufaktur Kolibri Ice Cream Shop in Flöha with the flavor "Spanish orange meets chocolate chilli"
Description: orange sorbet with chilli and chocolate