Operated by a highly experienced sales and distribution team with well over 100 years of combined experience, Dream Wines helps their customers to identify solutions to product placement and selection challenges by providing opportunities to maximize their return on investment. We pride ourselves in providing the highest level of service and commitment through each purchase, and delivery of products within provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.
Eric Tetrault, President
Eric grew up in a Montreal family surrounded by wine and food. He worked as an art dealer in Montreal for several years, and further developed his love for art and wine. In 2003, he founded Dream Wines in Alberta, and expanded to BC in 2006.
Eric got married at Chateau Angludet in Margaux, and has two boys, Nathan and Harry. Although Eric loves Bordeaux, he also has a soft spot for top California Cabernets, Pinot from Burgundy and Champagne. He's also a car enthusiast and can often be found on a race track in the summer months. Eric is a graduate from HEC University in Montreal, International Business.
Davor Kovač, Director of Operations
Davor, a native of former Yugoslavia, first discovered his love for wine while in Spain on student exchange in 2006. At that juncture he knew that his professional road would lead to wine at some point. His experience as a professional is broad, having worked in various leadership roles, including managing supply chain, operations, and sales for a large seafood import and distribution company, as well as consulting in both the tech and accounting space.
Davor is a graduate of UBC with a BComm in Finance/International Business, as well as a Certified Professional Accountant.
Over the past decade, Davor’s passion for wine has taken him to vineyards all over Europe, South America, and almost every region on the Pacific coast. He holds a WSET 3 and plans to further explore his formal wine education. Davor sits on the IVSA Board of Directors in the position of Treasurer – where he is involved in representing and furthering the cause of the wine and spirits industry in Western Canada.
Davor lives in Vancouver with his family. He is an avid outdoorsman, sports junkie, and believes that when traveling, you should always do what the locals do!
Mike Burns, Alberta Sales Manager
With a career in hospitality spanning nearly two decades, Mike’s love for fine food and wine formed early. After years working alongside some of Canada’s most notable food and beverage professionals, Mike decided to pursue the wine life, and in 2012 was awarded his Diploma from the International Sommelier Guild.
Having led service teams at iconic Calgary restaurants including Teatro, Rouge, Rush and The Bow Valley Ranche, Mike showcases a true passion for customer service, along the way collecting accolades from Tourism Calgary, Wine Spectator Magazine, The Italian Trade Commission, Les Clefs d'Or Alberta, the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs and more. Mike has also participated as a retuning judge for the Alberta Beverage Awards.
Inspired by years of travel through the classic wine regions of Spain, France, Italy, California and beyond, Mike now focuses his attention on the business side of the wine trade. Following a four-year stint as buyer and Corporate Beverage Director at Teatro Group, Mike joined Dream Wines in 2021.
Afterhours find Mike holding court alongside his backyard grill broadcasting his love of Champagne to all in attendance, or enjoying a brief reprieve from the city, be it at the lake, ski hill or golf course.
Luc Renaudet, Alberta Account Manager
Luc has been on a lifelong journey in the wine industry, one that began in the Saint-Emilion region of France where he was raised. After leaving France for opportunities abroad, he studied International Trading & Commerce at the University of Montreal Business School and gained valuable experience in the restaurant and wine industry before moving to Calgary in 2004. He worked alongside Eric in the early days of Dream Wines, bringing his passion and experience into Calgary’s growing market.
He loves a good Bordeaux (of course!), but also has a soft spot for the wines of Burgundy & of Napa Valley, California. His friends and clients know him for his charming French accent and for always being impeccably well-dressed. He enjoys good food, cooking French cuisine, fly fishing and spending time with his 11-year-old son Julian.
Misun Bu, Alberta Account Manager
Originally from Jeju Island, South Korea, Misun graduated from Ewha Woman’s University in Fashion design in Seoul, and traveled to many countries as a fashion designer, which gave her an opportunity to be exposed to international luxury trends. However, a glass of wine shared with her husband boyfriend (husband now) changed her career when she moved to Canada in 2003. While working at iconic fine dining restaurants in Edmonton, Misun graduated International Sommelier Guild in 2009 also being invited as a guest Sommelier at the Post Hotel & Spa (Relais & Châteaux) in Lake Louise for their annual Wine Summit from 2009 to 2017. In September 2017, she joined as a full time Sommelier, then a Cellar Master until 2022 and curated a Wine Spectator’s Magazine Grand Award Recipient wine list and hosted numerous world class wine events.
Her nickname is “A gentle tiger” from a traditional Japanese Ju-Jitsu she had studied for a number of years. In summer time, she can be found on hiking trails in the mountains, at the flower bed or her organic vegetables garden at home and she enjoys traveling in winter. Most of all, she has an absolute joy to spend time with her husband and two German Shepherds and their kitchen always has the aromas of East Indian and Korean cuisine.
Bleddyn Jones, Alberta Account Manager
Bleddyn’s journey into wine started in his early twenties. Originally from Wales, he moved to London to study, and it was here, immersed in London’s culinary scene and surrounded by fine wine merchants, that his passion for wine took hold.
After graduating from Imperial College London with a Bachelor of Science degree, he started work in London’s music industry, where he worked for several years. His passion for wine remained just that, until he moved to Calgary, and he had the opportunity to turn his passion into a career.
Bleddyn comes to Dream Wines after nearly 10 years at J.Webb Wine Merchant, Alberta’s oldest independent wine merchant. As a manager, he was exposed to many aspects of the wine business, including wine buying, retail, wholesale, tastings, and events. He is WSET Level 3 certified and has traveled to several wine regions around the world.
Bleddyn is always trying new wines, partly because of his unrelenting curiosity, and partly to keep his palate in shape, but he certainly has a few favourites. He appreciates Nebbiolo in all its forms, the whites and reds of Rioja, and the classics of Burgundy and Bordeaux.
Outside of wine, Bleddyn likes to cook, camp, snowboard and play bass guitar. He lives in Calgary with his young family.
Robert Herman, British Columbia Sales Manager
Robert's hotel restaurant background saw him leading top teams at The Metropolitan and the Loden Hotels in Vancouver, Viceroy Santa Monica in California and Club Intrawest Zihautanejo in Guerrero, Mexico. As a Restaurant Manager and Food and Beverage Director, wine has always been a passion and he acquired his International Sommelier Guild Certificate with an extremely accomplished class in 2002.
Robert has been fortunate to tour many of the world's great wine producing regions and is always searching for small, terroir driven up-and-coming producers and regions. He even has his own wine label, has personally made a couple of his own wines and loves to collect and drink older, classic offerings.
Shannon Eert, Vancouver & Vancouver Island Account Manager
Shannon’s first flavour epiphany with wine was in Tofino, sitting on a hotel room floor eating pizza and sharing a bottle of Santa Barbara Pinot Noir with her Aunt and Uncle. That bottle changed her perspective of what wine could be, and she can still recall the flavours, more than a decade later. Ever since then, her life’s mission has been to create more of those “flavour epiphanies” both for herself and for her clients. Her passion for food, wine and hospitality has been honed over years of working in the restaurant industry and as the brand ambassador for a BC winery. She joins the Dream Team having most recently been the wine buyer and sommelier at a West Vancouver restaurant.
Shannon is accredited by the Wine & Spirits Education Trust, completing level 3 with merit. She is also an Italian Wine Scholar, graduating with honours. Her favourite varietals are Grenache, Nebbiolo and Pinot Noir. She loves nerdy wines, has a penchant for organic and natural winemaking and of course, she LOVES Champagne! Outside of wine, Shannon’s main passion is Formula 1. She has been following the sport since the 1990s and has been to multiple races. Her travel plans always include a wine region or an F1race, and at the best of times, both!!
Shannon has now relocated to Vancouver Island, She is excited to be able to offer our clients a more visible presence in their market.
Tim Arnold, BC Account Manager
Timothy’s journey into the wine industry had its roots when he was just a boy. Attentively listening to the conversations around the Sunday evening dinner table in Kerrisdale, where the extended family routinely met for good food, warm company, lively chat and fine wine. Overhearing the wine-wisdom imparted by his boisterous uncles (and more than once corrected by their surgeon father) Tim’s curiosity was first piqued to the intricacies, complexities and personalities of wine.
Tim's summers were often spent travelling around the province of BC competing in soccer or baseball tournaments and track meets. Road trips to the Okanagan for youth sport in the 1980's and 90's were seen by the Arnold parents as an excuse and opportunity to visit and sample the many up and coming wineries that began to dot the Okanagan landscape.
While studying at the University of British Columbia, Tim had the opportunity to backpack throughout Europe. It was there that he discovered firsthand the beauty and wonderment of the Old World wines with some of his closest friends.
After spending well over a decade working with one of BC’s top vineyards, Tim is now very excited and honoured to be a part of the Dream Team. He is passionate about providing first class customer service while delivering solid solutions to all our customers.
A proud father of two, Timothy enjoys fostering his own passion for life within his young son and daughter and ensures that family trips to the Okanagan always include a side trip or two off the beaten path to sample some of the region’s finest.
Marine Herent, Marketing Coordinator
Growing up in France surrounded by foodies, Marine’s love story with wine started at an early age when she was stealing sips of St Estephe from guests’ glasses at a dinner partie.
After obtaining her master’s degree in Marketing, she moved to the UK to start working in real estate. She quickly got bored of house listings and took a risky decision to leave it all to make a living out of her passion and work in a wine shop.
All worth it! She has since been working in the buying team of a UK wine retailer and as a product marketing manager for a French négociant. In the process she completed her wset certifications from level 1 to level 3 and started her journey to the wset4 diploma.
After a brief time back in France, she just moved to Vancouver and is eager to settled in our welcoming country.
She has a soft spot for dry riesling but her ultimate favourites are rich white wines from Burgundy and aromatic whites from the Rhone valley.
During her free time she enjoys discovering BC outdoor scenery hiking along with her young son and her husband. She likes baking pastries, cooking French family food and of course discovering wines from all over the world.
Brittany Larsen, Logistics and Admin Coordinator
Brittany was born and raised in North Vancouver, where she currently lives with her husband and son. She has spent 15 years in the local restaurant industry, with a deep love for all things food and drink.
After continuously admiring her colleagues’ ability to identify wines in blind tastings, she set out to gain a more formal wine education. She has completed WSET 3 and is passionate about continuing to learn and taste more.
Brittany loves and respects all wine regions, but has a soft spot for cool-climate wines. If she could pick only one region to drink from for the rest of her life, it would be Northern Italy.
Her favourite things in life are spending time with family, being in nature, and socializing with friends over great music, food and wine.
Julie Tetrault, Administrator
Julie is one of our administrators working alongside the Office Team.
Born in Quebec, Julie has always been passionate about food and wine. Being married to Eric, it goes without mention.
Having a Psychology degree helps her manage the tasks at hand for the Dream Wines team or at home with her two boys.
She loves traveling and being outdoors. In the winter you can find her on the ski hill in Whistler, and in the summer on the water near her West Vancouver home.