2008 Grape Stomp! Vintage Oaks at the Vineyard New Braunfels, Tx

This past Saturday (Sept. 20, 2008) found coolhousesaustin at the “1st Annual Texas Grape Stomp-off” hosted by  Vintage Oaks at the Vineyard, New Braunfels, Tx.  The “Stomp-off” took place at the award-winning clubhouse and pool area where we cheered the competing teams in their timed “Grape Stomp”,  had a wonderfu BBQ courtesy of Vintage Oaks and Rudy’s BBQ, sampled wonderful wines from our local Hill Country vineyards, and of course, listened to live music.  This new subdivision www.vintageoakstexas.com is quite simply a breath-taking setting in which the developers have managed to incorporate both custom homesites of 1-3 acres and yet left huge oak covered green spaces with planned hike and bike trails for the residents. For those of you interested in building green, Vintage Oaks also offers free workshops on green building techniques, xeriscaping, solar, and even features a really cool “green house” model home built by Sustainable Homes of Texas.

The crowning glory here though has to be the clubhouse that looks like it was taken out of a Tuscany vineyard. The award winning design features an incredible lap pool and its own man-made lazy river for tubing!  Wow!  Truly a gem!  And having just sold a custom home there, I can tell you from first hand experience that this place is truly an awesome place to live!  The following photos are of the Grape Stomp and the Clubhouse…