Wine suppliers have warned the UK faces “colossal” changes as Tesco announces plans to cut its range by a third. The supermarket’s boss Dave Lewis told suppliers at a meeting it had called in management consultants to dramatically reduce the number of lines it offers.

If wine retail is anything like it was when I did it 10 years ago, then the fastest moving drink in the shop is, in fact, tea. A nice cuppa accompanied everything: opening up, cashing up, mopping up smashed bottles of wine – and sitting down to read OLN, of course. So, since you’re already doing that, grab yourself a cuppa and let’s talk about…