Ship-shape and Venice fashion

Following some traditional Chianti Classico just outside Siena, Giovanni Morelli was back in Ireland to explore the very best Italian wines at a tasting in the Royal St George Yacht Club, in the presence of the Italian ambassador Can we continue our war on words? The word ‘iconic’ is now pervasive. Everything from footballers to buildings and probably wines are ‘iconic’. Don’t get me wrong. I have no problem with new words, e.g. television, but giving a totally new meaning to existing words is really bothersome. The word ‘icon’ pertains to images, usually on wood, in Byzantine painting of Jesus…