Don't worry. It takes a lot worse than that to really mess up a batch
of wine. Once the yeast get going and you develop a bit of alcohol,
most bacteria and other evil spirits will be discouraged. So have
patience, and don't sweat the small stuff. Wine is really very
forgiving, and kits are darn near foolproof. :-)

Doug

I knew a guy who dropped a dish towel into his primary and didn't find it
until he racked into carboys. The wine turned out fine. He says.

Jeff

"STEPHEN MARGITA" > wrote in message
news:vbrke.10$5b.1@trndny03...
>I am a new winemaker - I just started a batch of Pinot Noir from a kit.
>
> The problem I had is that when I initially poured the juice into my
> sanitized wine fermentor, the entire bag slipped out of the box and into
> the
> 5 gallon bucket.
>
> Now I am paranoid about bacteria. The fermentation process has started and
> everything seems to be normal.
>
> Does anyone know of the signs I should look for in case the wine has gone
> bad because of bacteria?
>
> Should I worry about bacteria in this case or do you think I may be
> OK.Being
> a new winemaker (2nd time) I am not sure how destructive this could be.
>
> Thanks,
> -Steve
>
>