さっぽり系 literally translates to "Sappori Style," but I don't think that's correct and google isn't helping. I'll leave the correction to someone with better wine vocabulary.

drinking accompaniments are super important.

Sooku said:

さっぽり系 literally translates to "Sappori Style," but I don't think that's correct and google isn't helping. I'll leave the correction to someone with better wine vocabulary.

I was curious myself, and found that it's what we would call 'light-bodied.'

Point of order: it's さっぱり。

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What? No olives and cheese? What kind of restaurant is this?

aceofspudz said:

I was curious myself, and found that it's what we would call 'light-bodied.'

Point of order: it's さっぱり。

Haha shoot, that explains why none of my dictionaries were helping. I was so caught up on the kanji handwriting that I misread the hirigana! Thanks for that.

Sooku said:

Haha shoot, that explains why none of my dictionaries were helping. I was so caught up on the kanji handwriting that I misread the hirigana! Thanks for that.

Ah yes, handwriting...