Are you ready for your close up? How to keep your teeth looking like you just left the dentist.

Due to its acidity, wine has the ability to dissolve teeth on the surface, compromising their smoothness and making them more susceptible to pigment. The intensity of red wine’s color, in particular, explains why the faint purple side effect is more common than stains from white wine.

Although this etching is only temporary in most cases, here are four ways to avoid wine stained teeth when the bottles start flowing.