My housemate Muriel could never be a secret tippler – one glass of red wine and her teeth, tongue and lips take on a scary dark-purple hue. She swears it’s because years ago, when she was still on a medical aid, she spent too much time at the dentist having her teeth scraped and deep-cleaned, and now they’re so porous that her teeth suck up red wine like a sponge.
There are several theories as to why this happens. If purple teeth are caused (as some believe) by the tannins in the wine, why are some people affected but not others? Why does only one glass of red wine turn some people’s teeth purple immediately, while others require four or even five glasses for this to happen (and after five glasses, I can’t imagine anyone really caring what colour their teeth are)?
Do you have a personal purple-teeth anecdote? Send it to me, and if it’s a good one, I’ll send you six bottles of Dean David Southern Constellation 2003.
At present the wine is only available In South Africa
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