Monique Soltani is an award-winning journalist with a double major in Broadcast Journalism and American Studies, and a lifetime of experiences sharing stories on and off camera. Monique honed her reporting skills reporting for network affiliates across the country some of which include: KPIX-TV/CBS 5, KSEE-TV/NBC 24, & KPVI-TV/NBC 6. Spending the majority of her career working in newsrooms in California's major cities from San Francisco to San Diego, Fresno, Orange County and Los Angeles, Monique is deeply rooted in the region and has a core connection with the wine country community.

Monique is also a trained SAG/AFTRA actor and studied at The Groundlings, Warner Loughlin Studios and The Atlantic Theater Company. She has interviewed at least two hundred winemakers, countless top chefs, and A-list celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence, Nicole Kidman and Kate Hudson.

In 2008, Monique first brought Wine Oh! to life once a week on KSEE 24 airing in over 1.5 million homes across California’s Central Valley. From 2013 - 2018, Monique formed and executed distribution deals for Wine Oh! TV with Comcast/NBCUniversal, Xumo, TV4, streaming on Hulu, Roku, Amazon Prime Video + International distribution. In that same period she covered Weather + Wine on The Weather Channel and created two humans at the same time (literally). Wine Oh! TV has won numerous awards over the years including the Best Drink Show on Television and Online in 2024, 2019, 2018.

Watch Wine Oh! TV on CBS Bay Area, KCAL Los Angeles, KMAX Sacramento, & KSTW Seattle