<p>Majorca is the only island in the Balearic Islands where "wine growing" has a long tradition and still plays an important role today.</p> <p><strong>Wine-growing in Majorca</strong> began as early as the 2nd century BC. The mild Mediterranean climate and the dry clay soil are ideal for wine-growing. Majorca's mountain ranges protect the vines in the interior from cool north winds and in the east a sea breeze cools them down.</p> <p><strong>Mallorcan wine</strong> experienced a renaissance as early as the 19th century, when the wine-growing areas on the European mainland were destroyed...