Gelato Festival World Masters, the world's leading competition for individual gelato makers with Carpigiani and Sigep - Italian Exhibition Group as partners, made a stop at Sigep in Rimini, the 46th international trade fair for artisan gelato, pastry, bakery and coffee, with the German final, in which 15 gelato makers from Germany took part. The participants were evaluated according to 4 different criteria: flavor, structure, creativity and aesthetic presentation.

Here are the top 3 by points who qualified for the World Final:

1.    Thomas Micolino from Eiscafé by Rino in Rottenburg am Neckar with the flavor "Kamelatte"

Description: A camel milk-based gelato with a slightly salty aftertaste. Almonds and pistachios marinated in sugar are added into this base and refined with orange and lemon zest, cinnamon and vanilla. Covered with a date paste.  

2.    Rino Bernardi from Gran Café by Rino in Ochsenhausen with the flavor "Red King"

Description: Pomegranate sorbet combined with cream and honey gelato.

3.    Enrico Piccin from Artigiani in Berlin with the "Mediterraneo" flavor

Description: A milk-based gelato with olive oil and an infusion of rosemary and lemon peel.

The jury was made up of:
•    Cinzia Otri, gelato master;
•    Andrea Soban, master of arts and crafts;
•    Gerhard Schenk, President of the German Confectioners' Association.

The three winners of the German final will take part in the World Final, which will be held in 2026.

The 2022-2025 edition marks the 16th year of the Gelato Festival World Masters. It began in Florence in 2010, from where it expanded first in Italy and then in Europe, before being held in the United States in 2017. Since the 2018-2021 edition, the Gelato Festival World Masters has taken place worldwide - the last edition counted over 3,500 participating gelato artisans from all over the world.

GELATO FESTIVAL WORLD MASTERS
GERMAN FINAL
20 JANUARY 2025
SIGEP
RIMINI, ITALY

Winners:

1. Thomas Micolino from Eiscafé by Rino in Rottenburg am Neckar with the flavor "Kamelatte"
2. Rino Bernardi from Gran Café by Rino in Ochsenhausen with the flavor "Red King"
3. Enrico Piccin from the Artigiani ice cream parlor in Berlin with the flavor "Mediterraneo"

All participants in their starting order:

• Loreen Herrmann from Honest Ice Cream in Nuthe-Urstromtal with the flavor "Macadamia Salted Caramel - Tonka Chunk Swirl";
• Giovanni Finamore from Eiscafé Finamore in Duderstadt with the flavor "Skyr-Kaki-Lime";
• Giovanni Talo from Puzzles Café & Gelateria in Osnabrück with the flavor "Lemon Cheesecake";
• Santo Palamara from Zio Santo in Munich with the flavor "Sfizio calabro";
• Adriano Di Stasio from La Dolce Vita Abensberg in Abensberg with the flavor "Sole Mio";
• Ivan Farlocchetti from Eiscafé Palermo in Dessau-Roßlau with the flavor "Bonet";
• Alessandro Lewis Danieli from Danieli Feines Eis in Apolda with the flavor "Mango-Jogo Chilli Variegato Limetta-Menta";
• Renato Dal Cin from Eiscafé Dal Cin in Mellendorf-Wedemark with the flavor "Jolly ice cream";
• Giuseppe Cimino from Eis Rimini in Rastatt with the flavor "Gelato alla insalata con Joghurtdressing";
• Waseem Matthaus from House of Gelato in Gerbrunn with the flavor "Sachertorte";
• Mehdi Abedini from Milo Melo in Delmenhorst with the flavor "saffron";
• Arno Zambon from Zambon Gelato Naturale in Lohr am Main with the flavor "Sorbetto Siciliano".