California-based import, sales and marketing company, Quintessential, has hired Giuseppe Luisi as its sales manager for the tri-state region of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Reporting directly to B.J. Valencia, Quintessential’s Vice President, Eastern Division, Luisi will manage the company’s portfolio and sales, interface directly with Quintessential’s distributors in the three states, as well as work with the company’s area salespeople to help drive off- and on-premise sales and promotional efforts. Luisi previously worked for Banfi Vintners for fourteen years in Europe and the United States.