The "body" of a wine is sometimes called its "heft".  It really means the weight you feel in your mouth when you drink it.

For the novice wine-drinker, some of the terms you could use to describe the body are:
Big, chewy, fat, fleshy, full, light, soft, syrupy, thick, velvety, watery or weighty.

To find just the right wine takes some sampling (which is the fun part).  Sounding like you know what you are talking about takes even longer.  But, the more you sample, the more experienced you will become.  Find your own terms and follow your heart.  You can't really be "wrong" when you give your opinion about the "body" of a wine you are sampling.

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CHEERS!