noun
sake enjoyed while viewing snow
A poetic seasonal word (kigo) for winter, evoking the refined pleasure of drinking sake while gazing at falling or fallen snow.
窓の外の雪景色を眺めながら、雪見酒を楽しんだ。
I enjoyed sake while viewing the snowy scene outside the window.
Sake drunk while viewing the moon (autumn). All three are traditional aesthetic pleasures.
Compound of 雪見 (yukimi, 'snow viewing') and 酒 (sake, 'alcohol'). The reading ざけ is a rendaku form of さけ.