The Setubal Peninsula is the Portuguese wine region immediately south and east of Lisbon, across the Tejo estuary. It is known as much for its dry wines as its fortified wines and sweet Moscatel de Setubal (made from Muscat grapes).
The wines produced here are made under three titles: two DOCs and one IGP. The IGP (formerly VR, or Vinho Regional) is officially named 'Peninsula de Setubal'. Until 2008 this was known as VR Terras do Sado, meaning 'lands of the river Sado'. The Sado is one of Portugal's major rivers, and flows north from the Caldeirao hills to Setubal city, on the southern edge of the eponymous peninsula. Modern-day Peninsula de Setubal wines are made from an increasingly broad range of international varieties.
The most noteworthy wines from the peninsula are made under the Palmela DOC and Setubal DOC. See Palmela and Setubal for more information.