“…Wine quality also can be affected through changes in clarity (60), while an effect on viscosity may influence mouth feel (240) and the perception of tastes and aromas (61,119,120,151,173). Enzymes capable of degrading polysaccharides therefore have the potential to improve juice yields (18,118,208,210) and wine processability through the removal of problem colloids, to increase wine quality via breakdown of grape cell walls to yield better extraction of color and aroma precursors (10,98,215,229,293), and to alter the perception of wine components (61,151). These complex macromolecules are hydrolyzed by a number of distinct enzymes, including pectinases (protopectinase, pectin methylesterase, polygalacturonase, and pectin and pectate lyase activities), cellulases (endoglucanase, exoglucanase, and cellobiase activities), and hemicellulases (-D-galactanase, -D-mannase, and -D-xylanase activities) (reviewed in reference 283).…”