Virtuoso Life - July/August 2015 - (Page 62) Global Gourmet C Free-Flowing FRANCE Covering delicious ground on a canal cruise through Burgundy. BY MARGIE GOLDSMITH PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHEL FIGUET 62 V I RT U O S O L I F E | v i r t u o s o.c o m HARLES DE GAULLE SAID IT Burgundian market would not be possible to have a finds and (right) tying country with more than 350 cheesup at Ancy-le-Franc. es, but there are now 1,200 cheeses in France," the Nenuphar's captain declared, holding up a platter of fromage. (De Gaulle's actual sentiment alluded to the difficulty of governing a country with hundreds of cheeses, but the implication holds: In France food rules all.) In the name of research, over the next six days we would consume 33 cow-, sheep-, and goat-milk cheeses - and 24 red and white wines - each fit for a duke of Burgundy, as we cruised on the Canal de Bourgogne. This bounty was the reason my husband, Jamie, and I chose a French Country Waterways barge cruise: Burgundy's vineyards produce some of the world's best wines, and the region's superb produce and culinary traditions make it a gastronomic center. Our home for the week, the 128-foot Nenuphar (French for "water lily"), accommodated ten other passengers and us in six king-bedded cabins, each well appointed and comfy with ample storage space, a desk, a private bath, and two portholes that kept the room light and airy. 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