Why is Maron important to the story?

When Ismarus (where a race called the Cicones lived) was sacked, Maron (a priest When Ismarus (where a race called the Cicones lived) was sacked, Maron (a priest finest wine. This was the wine subsequently used to fuddle the Cyclops,

Polyphemus', wits and ensure that Odysseus and his men could blind the Cyclops