Kovács Zsuzsa: Göcsej Village Museum. Exhibition Guide (Zalaegerszeg, 2008)

GÖCSEJ VILLAGE MUSEUM vines but could not damage the people's love for it. After this vinepest, new so-called 'direct-yield' cultures were grown but which produced poorer quality wine. Today many people still have vineyards but now they no longer grow 'direct-yield' types but the more traditional ones. When setting up the museum, planting some vines next to the cellars was inevitable. Only two cellars, one from Zalatárnok and one from Nemeshetés, were finally built, out of seven that were planned. Both consist of a cellar and a winepress house. The furnishings in the cellars are either old pieces from the house or items designed especially for this situation. We can see such furniture in the museum: a simple table, chairs, some kitchen utensils and some viniculture tools. We can also see the splendid works of the coopers, the so-called 'bábános wine presses' Wine press Cellar from Nemeshetés This huge hardwood wine press, made with carved decoration and a date that says '1948' is the best piece in the cellar. The family was using it until the museum bought it from them. These were sort of masterpieces of their makers because working with huge hardwood pieces required specialized knowledge. Due to their enormous size, normally the wine presses were made first and then the cellars were built around them.