Knocked back sample from Chianti bottle in passing - this is the life (4)
I believe the answer is:
obit
'passing this is the life' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'knocked back sample from chianti bottle' is the wordplay.
'knocked back' is a reversal indicator.
'sample' indicates a hidden word (I've seen this in other clues).
'tibo' can be found hidden inside 'from chianti bottle'.
'tibo' back-to-front is 'OBIT'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for obit that I've seen before include "late anniversary" , "Passing information" , "Short version of brief article written about dead person" , "funeral service" , "Death notice abbreviated" .)