Vanessa Cominsky is a sommelier and active member in the wine and beverage industry in Washington, DC. Her career in restaurants started in Pittsburgh before a move to DC in 2017, working as the beverage director at Daniel Boulud’s DBGB, St. Anselm, and Michael Rafidi’s Albi. Vanessa has been a Beverage Specialist with Prestige-Ledroit Distributing Company, a mid-Atlantic source for craft spirits, wine, and beer since 2021. She is on the Advisory Board for SommCon, a yearly convention for wine professionals, a co-founder and President of Vin. Vitalité. A Community of Women in Wine, a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier DC Chapter, and on the board for Chefs for Equality. You can follow her on instagram @vminsky