caitlin manning - eastern us sales manager: caitlin brings 19 years' wine industry experience to her role as eastern us sales manager at mt. beautiful usa. she grew up in new england, spent some time living in los angeles, and has been residing in new york city for the past seven years. most recently, caitlin was eastern sales manager with a focus on national accounts, at milbrandt vineyards. she managed the sales in 22 eastern states as well as oversaw and managed the midwest territory, collaborating with san francisco wine exchange and distributor partners, to increase brand awareness and implement sales strategies to continue the growth of the brand. prior to milbrandt vineyards, caitlin was national sales & marketing manager for grupo matarromera. she opened up the us subsidiary and placed matarromera's seven wineries into 22 states in three years. she implemented a multiple brand strategy, targeted several sales channels, closed important operations with large key accounts and built a solid client base across the country. caitlin also worked for levendi and long meadow ranch winery in napa valley. she is very familiar with the three-tier system. before she switched to the supplier side, she was a sales rep for a boutique wine distributor and spent several years working in fine dining restaurants in martha's vineyard, new hampshire and maine. when she is not working, caitlin loves cooking and spending time with her husband and two daughters, elizabeth and avery.
