JoeReal

I would consider it a total failure in wine making if I could not get the banana flavor from banana fruits if my intent was to get the real flavor from real fruits.

I would keep on tinkering with my wine making processes until I get the desired flavor intended. It is the best part, discovering for yourself how to achieve such a feat and sharing it. At least for me, using the extracts would mean total surrender. Might as well grab a buttweiller and put the extract and drown the failures away. But again, that's just how I would feel about it.