Gems of the Seine river cruise review, France: Cider and cheese country

By Sally Macmillan
Updated August 30 2015 - 1:23am, first published 12:15am
The Scenic Gem's Jasper River cafe.
The Scenic Gem's Jasper River cafe.
A Deluxe Balcony Suite on board the Scenic Gem.
A Deluxe Balcony Suite on board the Scenic Gem.
The Scenic Gem.  Photo: Sally Macmillan
The Scenic Gem. Photo: Sally Macmillan

Like craft beer, boutique ciders are taking off in fashionable bars and at food and wine festivals around Australia. I'm very fond of a drop of chilled, dry, traditionally made cider, but until recently it's been hard to find anything other than sweet, mass-produced stuff here. So among the many things I was looking forward to on an 11-night round-trip cruise from Paris through the northern region of Normandy was the chance to taste French cider at its source.

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