Equipment to Support the British Columbia Beverage Technology Access Centre

Okanagan学院正在彭蒂克顿建立一个不列颠哥伦比亚省饮料技术访问中心（BCBTAC），为该地区在葡萄酒，啤酒，苹果酒和烈酒行业的成熟和不断增长的企业提供服务。BCBTAC将开发有限规模的生产设施，提供葡萄酒，啤酒，烈酒，苹果酒和其他饮料的概念验证生产以及分析实验室（微生物学，化学，食品质量/保质期，感官分析和消费者测试）。BCBTAC将提供产品开发、市场分析、业务咨询和应用研究等服务，以帮助解决行业挑战，这将为奥肯那根和BC省中南部的250多家饮料相关公司提供服务。BCBTAC将作为该地区饮料行业增长和可持续发展的催化剂，并将支持创新，研究和商业专业知识，借鉴Okanagan学院与雇主，企业，行业协会和合作伙伴机构合作的经验。除了为公司提供技术和管理建议外，BCBTAC还将提供最先进的科学设备，以协助生产优质饮料产品。所需的关键设备是气相色谱质谱仪（GCMS）。该仪器将用于检测，分析和识别污染物和挥发性化合物，以确保以一致的方式生产高质量的饮料产品。如今，种植者面临的一个关键挑战是气候变化对他们生产的产品的影响越来越大。例如，在酿酒行业，葡萄的生长和成熟是最重要的步骤。有许多外部因素决定了葡萄何时可以收获，包括天气条件和其他与天气和温度无关的环境条件。这包括野火烟雾，对葡萄酒质量有显著的负面影响。暴露在烟雾中的浆果挂在葡萄藤上的时间越长，烟雾污染浆果的可能性就越大，从而有可能污染成品葡萄酒。GCMS是一个强大的工具，将使种植者能够检测和识别污染物，如烟渍，并帮助他们更好地决定何时收获葡萄，以确保优质葡萄酒的生产。GCMS在BCBTAC的存在将有助于刺激产品创新，并有助于该地区饮料行业的增长和可持续性。

Okanagan College is establishing a British Columbia Beverage Technology Access Centre (BCBTAC) in Penticton to serve the region's established and growing businesses in the wine, beer, cider and spirits industries. The BCBTAC will develop limited-scale production facilities that provide proof-of-concept production of wine, beer, spirits, cider and other beverages as well as analytical laboratories (microbiology, chemistry, food quality/shelf-life, sensory analysis and consumer testing). The BCBTAC will provide services such as product development, market analysis, business consulting and applied research to help solve industry challenges, and this will be available to more than 250 beverage related companies in the Okanagan and south-central BC. The BCBTAC will serve as a catalyst for growth and sustainability of the beverage industry in the region and will support innovation, research and business expertise, drawing on Okanagan College's experience in working with employers, businesses, industry associations and partner institutions. In addition to providing technical and management advice for companies, the BCBTAC will provide access to state-of-the-art scientific equipment to assist in the production of quality beverage products. A key piece of equipment needed is a Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS). The instrument will be used to detect, analyze and identify contaminants and volatile compounds to ensure production of high quality beverage products in a consistent manner. A key challenge facing growers today is the increasing impacts of climate change on products they produce. In the wine-making industry, for example, the growth and maturation of the grape is the most important step. There are many external factors that determine when grapes are ready for harvest, including weather conditions and other environmental conditions unrelated to weather and temperature. This includes wildfire smoke which has a significant negative impact on wine quality. The longer berries hang on the vine after exposure to smoke the greater the potential for the smoke to taint the berries, risking contamination of the finished wine. The GCMS is a powerful tool that will enable growers to detect and identify contaminants such as smoke taint and help them make better decisions on when to harvest their grapes to ensure the production of quality wine. The presence of the GCMS at the BCBTAC will help spur product innovation and contribute to the growth and sustainability of beverage industries in the region.