TASTE AWARDS CLOSEUP: Monique Soltani of Wine Oh TV
TASTE AWARDS Finalist & Winner, and Wine Oh TV Executive Producer and Host, Monique Soltani is a broadcast journalist and wine expert. Monique has reported for The Weather Channel, CBS, NBC, ABC affiliates across the country.
Monique is also a trained SAG/AFTRA actor and studied at The Groundlings, Warner Loughlin Studios, and The Atlantic Theater Company. Monique can be seen on various films, television shows and commercials.
TASTE AWARDS CLOSEUP
- Monique, what have the TASTE AWARDS meant to You?: It’s a huge honor to be recognized for the hard work and dedication that goes into hosting and producing Wine Oh TV, a show that I love and have put my heart and soul into for so many years. I’m so thankful to the TASTE AWARDS for this honor and for bringing awareness to independently run shows like mine. I am beyond blessed to have such tremendous support from the wine community and from my distribution partners.
- Where are you from originally?: Los Angeles, CA
- Where are you based now?: San Francisco
- What is Your Favorite Item of Clothing or Designer?: Derek Lam
- What is your Camera of Choice?: Canon
- What is your Computer of Choice?: Mac
- What is your Favorite City?: Venice (Italy or LA)
- What is your passion?: Storytelling
- How did you come up with the name?: It’s a play on words. Wine Oh, like “OH” I didn’t know that or a Wine Oh someone who drinks too much.
- What do you love about it?: The people I meet
- What is the most challenging part?: Finding the time to tell all the amazing stories that are out there
- How did you go about getting involved or even starting this endeavor from a business or professional standpoint?: I combined my passion for wine with my experience as a broadcast journalist
- Has it reached your goals for it?: I’m always evolving and so are my goals.
- Anything you wish you had known in this industry when you first started?: How important it is to ask for what you want.
- Any tips for those aspiring to do better in this media space?: Expect great things and your life will begin to unfold that way.
- How much do you use Social Media as part of the business or project?: Daily
- What’s next for Monique and this Project?: Getting more distribution, telling more compelling stories and always pushing myself to do better work.
