The new Vertical Panoramic Pavilion at Donum Estate, where tastings cost a minimum of $500 per person.

Another ultra-expensive wine tasting experience has debuted — although it’s unlike anything else in Napa or Sonoma. The Donum Estate’s new kaleidoscope-inspired tasting pavilion is a dizzying art piece that gives off Burning Man vibes with Wine Country refinement.

It’s one new experience in Wine Country, but last month also brought a pair of new outdoor bars specializing in spirits. Famous barbecue joint Everett and Jones has expanded once again with its first North Bay location, and a Sonoma winery is back hosting visitors after losing its tasting room in a fire earlier this year. Plus, there are three new casual lunch options for a quick refuel between wine tastings.

Read on for nine notable launches in Napa and Sonoma counties. Find last month’s installment here.

Sip wine under a real-life kaleidoscope

The coolest new wine tasting venue is a kaleidoscope-inspired canopy at the Donum Estate, which is already well-known for its impressive modern art and sculpture collection. Tucked among the vines, the latest addition to the sprawling Sonoma property is the Vertical Panoramic Pavilion, constructed from more than 800 glass panels that reflect onto the natural surroundings in an ethereal combination of color and pattern. Lounge seating is set up underneath for private tastings of Donum’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, but this mystical and holistic Transcend Experience doesn’t come cheap, clocking in at a minimum of $500 per person for wine and food over the course of three hours. If that’s out of reach, book the Explore Experience ($175), during which you can at least peek at the pavilion on an ATV tour.

24500 Ramal Road, Sonoma, thedonumestate.com

Beloved barbecue joint expands to Sonoma County

North Bay residents can finally get their Everett & Jones Bar-B-Q fix without crossing a bridge to Oakland or Berkeley. Founded in 1973, the legendary barbecue joint has opened a fourth location inside the food court — next to a Habit Burger — of the Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park. That may seem like an odd choice for expansion, but all that matters is it’s serving up the same brisket, smoked chicken, pork ribs and homemade beef links that Everett & Jones is famous for. If this is your first Everett & Jones experience, the four-way combo will allow you to sample it all with two sides.

288 Golf Course Drive West, Rohnert Park, eandjbbq.com

Little Saint’s new upstairs lounge in Healdsburg has a separate menu from the downstairs restaurant.

Healdsburg’s Little Saint unveils new cocktail lounge

Little Saint, the multi-concept food and beverage destination from the owners of SingleThread, has opened its second-floor lounge featuring a cozy outdoor bar and completely separate menu from the plant-based restaurant downstairs. Open 4-11 p.m. Thursday-Monday, the lounge serves cocktails, highballs and boozy slushies alongside small plates like pickled cabbage, creamy corn dip and tempura zucchini. The upstairs is also a dedicated events space, offering free live music on Thursdays in addition to other ticketed monthly events. Little Saint kicked off the opening this week with a big-name performer: Phoebe Bridgers.

25 North St., Healdsburg, littlesainthealdsburg.com

A whiskey bar invades Wine Country

Napa is steadily expanding its options for wine alternatives — like the California Brandy House and ArBoretum cocktail bar — and now, there’s a dedicated spot for whiskey enthusiasts. Perched on the Sky & Vine rooftop bar (located at the Archer Hotel downtown), Whiskey Bar offers panoramic views and a list of over 100 whiskeys, including small vintage collections, private barrel selections, flights and cocktails. All sips can be paired with pizzas and other bites, like smoked pork ribs and baked oysters.

1260 First St., Napa, skyandvine.com/whiskeybar

Darling Wines has opened a tasting room just off the Sonoma Plaza.

A beloved Sonoma wine brand opens a tasting room

Boutique winery Darling Wines — which has quickly become a darling of the minimal interventionist wine category since its founding in 2017 — opened a chic tasting room down an alleyway off the Sonoma Plaza. Most tastings ($40) are with winemaker and co-owner Thomas Darling and include a flight of four wines sourced from small, family-owned and sustainably focused coastal vineyard sites: two Pinot Noirs, a Chardonnay and a rosé. The meticulous tasting room design features soothing blue tones, turn-of-the-century antique wedding tables, grain sacks turned into stylish throw pillows and a hand-painted topography map of the Sonoma Coast.

27 E. Napa St., Suite A, Sonoma, darlingwines.com

Sonoma winery rebounds after fire

Five months after its tasting room was destroyed in a fire, Larson Family Winery in Sonoma has reopened to visitors. The new by-appointment tasting experiences all take place outdoors and capitalize on the winery’s far-reaching vineyard views in the bucolic Carneros region. Choose from two flights, both 90-minute experiences for $35 and $45. Offered Thursday-Sunday, tastings can take place at a number of alfresco locations, including shaded picnic tables, a vineyard-view area, a cabana for large groups or a handmade wooden glider (essentially a large swing chair). Visitors can also book the bocce court or cornhole pasture, where wine is served via bottle service instead of a traditional tasting format.

23355 Millerick Road, Sonoma, larsonfamilywinery.com

The Farmstand at the Farmhouse Inn has been rebooted with a new all-day menu.

Fresh, seasonal fare by the Russian River

The charming Farmhouse Inn, a celebrity hot spot with a Michelin-starred restaurant, has rebooted its more casual, all-day dining concept called Farmstand. Manned by Sonoma native and chef Trevor Anderson — formerly of Wine Country staples Solbar in Calistoga, Cook in St. Helena and Campo Fina in Healdsburg — the revamped Farmstand serves wood-fired pizzas, like one with maitake mushrooms, black truffle-leek cream, corn and goat cheese. There is a host of other seasonal, family-style dishes, including roasted beets with berries and pistachio butter, and bagna càuda with shaved veggies. Pair your meal with a glass of local wine such as Lioco Chardonnay.

7871 River Road, Forestville, farmhouseinn.com

An old train depot gets a new life

Serial entrepreneur Jean Charles Boisset — who owns Raymond Vineyards, Buena Vista Winery, Oakville Grocery and many other Wine Country ventures — has opened his latest restoration project: the historic Calistoga Depot. Boisset has a soft spot for returning relics to glory and is attempting just that with the 1868 train station, which now houses a mercantile and wine shop. Depot Provisions also serves coffee, tea and beer, plus lunch and breakfast items like sandwiches, pizza and picnic supplies. The bright, white and minimalist space looks quite similar to the Oakville Grocery but without the line out the door — for now.

1458 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga, www.calistogadepot.com

Carneros Resort’s new pizza oven serves as a casual lunch stop in between wine tastings.

Refuel between wine tastings with black truffle pizza

Restaurants are few and far between when wine tasting in Napa’s Carneros region — Hudson, Artesa and Bouchaine are all great wineries to visit — but the Carneros Resort has introduced a quick lunch option for those who don’t have time for a sit-down meal. The resort market’s new outdoor pizza oven (11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday-Sunday) serves a selection of pies utilizing fresh produce from its culinary garden, like margherita and Calabrian chile sausage. You can add Australian black truffles to any pizza for $20 and wash each bite down with wine, beer or water if you need the break.

4048 Sonoma Hwy., Napa, carnerosresort.com

Jess Lander is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jess.lander@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @jesslander