Clements Hills is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in northern San Joaquin County, California within the southeastern portion of the vast Lodi appellation. Clements Hills, centered around the town of Clements, lies approximately 41 miles (66 km) southeast of Sacramento and 13 miles (21 km) east of the city of Lodi. It was established on July 17, 2006, as the nation's 159th, the state's 100th and the county's fourth appellation by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by the Lodi American Viticultural Areas (LAVA) Steering Committee proposing a viticultural area in San Joaquin County known as "Clements Hills."