About this Event
Join us for the WBA Foundation's 23nd Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction on Thursday, October 23, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
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 LIVE 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 $1.3 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 Level
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP
Venable LLP
Select Level
District Wealth Strategies
Outten & Golden LLP
Magnum Level
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC
Charles River Associates
Crowell & Moring LLP
Beacon Hill Solutions Group
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Shulman Rogers
Erica Dominitz
Vickie S. Robinson
King & Spalding LLP
Kirsten Wilkerson
Vasseghi Law, PLLC
Saks Fifth Avenue
Daniel Welch - Morgan Stanley
Akin
Justina Martynaityte Family Donation Fund
Steptoe LLP
Ain & Bank, P.C.
Champagne Level
RADM Matt and Mary Ellen Kleiman
Grace Parke Fremlin of PF Global
Reed Smith LLP
Jennifer A. Duane
NVG, LLC
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch, P.C.
ImpactGC, LLP
Veritext Legal Solutions
Consilio
Wine Level
Legal Innovators
Ellen M. Jakovic
Dr. Indira Henard
Price Benowitz LLP
Meredith Margolis- Your P&rtners @ Compass Real Estate
Paulette Chapman
Kodem Son Tang Law Group
Elizabeth Sinnott Medaglia
Kathy Gunning
Bridget Bailey Lipscomb
PintoBrown PLLC
Jackie Johnson
Mary Blatch
Wiley Rein LLP
Major, Lindsey & Africa
Marla Spindel
Jennifer and Nathan Mammen
FTI Consulting - Trial & Arbitration Support
Lindsey B. W. Savage
Tamara Kraljic
Individual tickets: refund requests must be made by 5:00pm ET , October 18, 2025. No refunds will be issued after that time. Replacement attendees are permitted.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Venable LLP, 600 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 4270.13
