Grunge band Pearl Jam launches new charity wine to raise money for the homeless

The Seattle area has become as famous for its winemaking scene as its grunge scene.

It’s no surprise then that the band has launched a new charity label with winemakers in Woodinville, Wash.’s eno-punk Warehouse District to celebrate next month’s Home x Away concerts and raise money for the Vitalogy Foundation, Pearl Jam’s Seattle homelessness awareness and relief charity.

The Home x Away limited-edition box set of reds is a release from the Underground Wine Project, a collaboration between Washington winemakers Mark McNeilly of Mark Ryan Winery and Trey Busch of Sleight of Hand Cellars.

Each bottle of the Idle Hands Syrah/Cabernet cuvée features a label design by Pearl Jam depicting a retro skyline silhouette of one of the four cities along the Home x Away tour kicking off next month, including Seattle.

Sad news for fans is that the new wine has already sold out within 15 minutes of the band announcing the project via its email newsletter. All the proceeds of the 450 cases sold went to the Vitalogy Foundation.

Pearl Jam’s partnership with the Underground Wine Project is one of many surrounding the Home Shows with a goal of raising $960,000, with each donation made to the Vitalogy Foundation to be matched by the band.