Castell Miquel was once created for viticulture: According to the legend, an angel appeared to a Majorcan farmer and advised him to plant a vine on this spot. The farmer followed the advice and the vines developed – according to the legend – into the best on the island.
But the competition was getting bigger and bigger: Soon, Castell Miquel was one of very many bodegas on the island. When Majorca was then revaged by a serious plague of phylloxera, around 97% of the former wine-growing areas were converted into almond plantations and farmland – and the fertile wine terraces of Castell Miquel were forgotton.