About this Event
Join us for the WBA Foundation's 24th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction on Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
This year’s theme is “Raise a Glass: Celebrating Women in Wine.” The evening will bring together a vibrant community of legal professionals, changemakers, and supporters for a glamorous evening—while advancing the legal and social needs of women and girls in the DC area.
Our tasting will be led by Jay Youmans, MW. Jay has been tasting wine professionally for nearly 30 years. He is the Educational Director and Owner of the Capital Wine School; and the Owner of Rock Creek Wine Merchants, a sales and marketing consultancy. Jay has served as a wine judge for numerous wine competitions and has contributed to several books and magazines on wine. Jay is an Advanced Level Sommelier (AS), a Certified Wine Educator (CWE), a French Wine Scholar (FWS), an Italian Wine Professional (IWP), a Bordeaux Wine Educator, a Burgundy Wine Educator, a Certified Specialist of Sherry, and Washington, DC’s first Master of Wine (MW).
Attendees will have a chance to bid online for dozens of unique and unbeatable auction items, some of which will be on display at the event. All of this will take place while in the companionship of friends and acquaintances gathered in fellowship and in support of the WBAF. Don’t miss it!
Proceeds from the event benefit the WBAF Founders Fellowship and our Community Grant programs. Over the years, the WBAF has awarded almost $1.5 million to support the legal and related needs of many women and girls in DC. Help us award more grants in 2026; join us as an auction donor, sponsor, or registrant.
Silent Auction
Silent auction items include sports tickets, vacation stays, tickets to local theaters, unique experiences, jewelry and handcrafts, and several gift baskets. Access to the auction is both online and in-person.
to donate an auction item.
Sponsors
VIP
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight
Venable LLP
Reserve
Syllo
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Select
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Magnum
Crowell & Moring
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Sandline Global
Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC
Stinson LLP
Vasseghi Law Group
Daniel Welch - Morgan Stanley
Ain & Bank, P.C.
Kirsten Wilkerson
Vicike Robinson
Grace Parke Fremlin
VOYlegal
Champagne
J.S. Held LLC
Castellini Law, PLLC
Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch, P.C.
Shulman Rogers
Veritext Legal Solutions
Jennifer A. Duane
Reed Smith
Wine Level
Mary Ellen Kleiman
Mosser Legal Search
Jackie and Cliff Johnson
Ellen M. Jakovic
Legal Innovators
Bandita Dahal
Alan Lescht and Associates, P.C.
Erica J. Dominitz
Paulette Chapman
Impact Sports & Spine
Erinn D. Martin
del Cuadro-Zimmerman, PLLC (dCZ Legal)
Amy Epstein Gluck
Elizabeth B. Harned
Ronna F. Ruppelt
Gaffar Chowdhury, CAP® - District Wealth Strategies
Anne Collier, Arudia
Kodem Son Tang Law Group
Charles River Associates
Jennifer and Nathan Mammen
Event venue & nearby stays
Venable LLP, 600 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.